Mineral name
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Riesite
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Riesite grain in a melt vein of the suevite from Zipplingen (SEM image). |
Hölzel-No.
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Type of specimen
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HT |
IMA-No. / Accepted
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IMA-2015-110a |
Chemical formula
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TiO2 |
Type locality
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Germany, Bavaria, Nördlinger Ries, Zipplingen |
Associated minerals
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Collection
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Museum Institut für Geowissenschaften - Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg |
Contact person
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Dr. Michael Burchard |
Catalogue−No. / Site
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ZNL 114c |
Nature of
type specimen
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Thin section and rock sample |
References
Ca-rich majorite derived from high temperature melt and thermally stressed hornblende in shock veins of crustal rocks from the Ries impact crater (Germany).
Stähle, V., Altherr, R., Nasdala; Ludwig, T. et al. (2011)
Contrib. Mineral. Petrol., 161, 275-291 |
Notes / Further information
Riesit was discovered in a strongly shocked garnet-cordierite-sillimanite restite from the Zipplingen suevite. |
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