Abstract

An unusual new silicate, krinovite, has been discovered within graphite nodules in three iron meteorites. Its ratio of silicon to oxygen of 3 : 10 suggests a rare kind of silicate polymerization. The meteorite nodules in which it occurs exhibit a chemical fractionation that differs from that of both stone meteorites and terrestrial basalt.

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