kangite
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Kangite is an exceedingly rare scandium mineral, a natural form of impure scandium oxide ), with the formula . It crystallizes in the cubic crystal system diploidal class. In terms of chemistry it scandium-analogue of tistarite. Both kangite and tistarite were discovered in the Allende meteorite.
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- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 4.CB.10
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Kg
- chemical formula
- (Sc,Ti,Al,Zr,Mg,Ca,☐)₂O₃
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Kangite is an exceedingly rare scandium mineral, a natural form of impure scandium oxide ), with the formula . It crystallizes in the cubic crystal system diploidal class. In terms of chemistry it scandium-analogue of tistarite. Both kangite and tistarite were discovered in the Allende meteorite.
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