Zagamiite
Zagamiite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the silicate class, with the chemical formula CaAl₂Si₃.₅O₁₁.
It crystallizes in the hexagonal crystal system (space group P6_3/mmc).
IMA symbol Zag, IMA status: approved, named in 2017.
Found in shock-melt veinlets and pockets in basaltic shergottite meteorites.
It is found associated with Augite or pigeonite, plagioclase glass maskelynite, ilmenite, titanomagnetite, baddeleyite, merrillite, apatite, Fe sulfide, liebermannite, lingunite.
The name refers to Zagami, Nigeria, where the Zagami meteorite fell.
Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet.
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