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Akimotoite

Mineral:

Akimotoite: (Mg,Fe)SiO3

Comments:

Electron micrograph of akimotoite (Ak) as columnar grains. Aggregates of akimotoite are adjacent to a large clinoenstatite grain (Cen) with (100) twin lamallae. (AmMin 84:268).

Location:

Shock-metamorphosed Tenham chondrite.

Scale:

See Image.

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