Locality type: | Mine |
Classification |
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Species: | Crowningshieldite |
Formula: | (Ni0.9Fe0.10)S |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Valid - Type Locality |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Crowningshieldite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Letseng Diamond Mine, Mokhotlong District, Lesotho |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1254459 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1254459:8 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 7544e3d3-a7d2-41cb-a414-bc90ccedcba3 |
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Smith, E.M., Nestola, F., Pasqualetto, L., Zorzi, F., Secco, L., Wang, W. (2021) The new mineral crowningshieldite: A high-temperature NiS polymorph found in a type IIa diamond from the Letseng mine, Lesotho. American Mineralogist: 106: 301–308. |
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| | Report (issue) | Crowningshieldite (Ni0.9Fe0.1)S Crystal Data: Hexagonal. Point Group: 6/m 2/m 2/m. As irregular grains...Metallic. Z=2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Letseng diamond mine, Lesotho. 1.992 (100), 1.718 (55), 2.978 (53)...100.00 (2) 64.67 35.33 100.00 (1) Letseng diamond mine, Lesotho; average semiquantitative EDS analysis;...(containing less than ~5 ppm N) diamond from a kimberlite pipe. Association: Diamond, magnetite-magnesioferrite...hematite, graphite. Distribution: From the Letseng diamond mine, Lesotho. Name: Honors G. Robert Crowningshield |
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