roaldite
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Roaldite is a rare meteorite mineral containing iron, nickel and nitrogen. Its chemical formula is .
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- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
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- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 1.BC.05
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Roa
- chemical formula
- (Fe,Ni)₄N
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Roaldite is a rare meteorite mineral containing iron, nickel and nitrogen. Its chemical formula is .
It was first described in 1981 for an occurrence in the Youngedin meteorite, Avon, Western Australia. It was named after Roald Norbach Nielsen (born 1928), a Danish expert in electron microprobe. The mineral has also been reported from the Jerslev meteorite, Sjaelland, Denmark, and the Canyon Diablo meteorite of Meteor Crater in Arizona.
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