Haxonite

Haxonite
General
Category	Native element minerals
Formula (repeating unit)	(Fe,Ni)₂₃C₆
Strunz classification	1.BA.10
Crystal system	Isometric Unknown space group
Identification
Mohs scale hardness	5½ - 6

Haxonite is an iron nickel carbide mineral found in iron meteorites and carbonaceous chondrites. It has a chemical formula of (Fe,Ni)₂₃C₆, crystallises in the cubic crystal system and has a Mohs hardness of 5½ - 6.^[1]^[2]

It was first described in 1971, and named after Howard J. Axon (1924–1992), metallurgist at the University of Manchester, Manchester, England. Co-type localities are the Toluca meteorite, Xiquipilco, Mexico and the Canyon Diablo meteorite, Meteor Crater, Coconino County, Arizona, US.^[1]

References

By type, class,
clan, group
and grouplet

Primitive	Acapulcoite Brachinite IAB IIICD Lodranite Ureilite Winonaite

Asteroidal	Angrite Aubrite HED Diogenite Eucrite Howardite

Lunar	Impact breccia Mare basalts List

Martian	Balsaltic Breccia NWA 7034 Chassignites Kaidun Nakhlites Orthopyroxenite ALH84001 Shergottites Martian meteorites list Meteorites on Mars list

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