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Xieite is an
iron Iron is a chemical element; it has symbol Fe () and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, forming much of Earth's o ...
chromium Chromium is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Cr and atomic number 24. It is the first element in Group 6 element, group 6. It is a steely-grey, Luster (mineralogy), lustrous, hard, and brittle transition metal. Chromium ...
oxide mineral The oxide mineral class includes those minerals in which the oxide anion (O2−) is bonded to one or more metal alloys. The hydroxide-bearing minerals are typically included in the oxide class. Minerals with complex anion groups such as the sil ...
with formula Fe2+Cr2O4. It is a member of the spinel group and a high pressure polymorph of
chromite Chromite is a crystalline mineral composed primarily of iron(II) oxide and chromium(III) oxide compounds. It can be represented by the chemical formula of Iron, FeChromium, Cr2Oxygen, O4. It is an oxide mineral belonging to the spinel group. The ...
. It was discovered in samples taken from the Suizhou meteorite which fell in 1986 in the
Zengdu District Zengdu () is a district of the city of Suizhou, Hubei province, China. Administrative divisions Zengdu District administers 4 subdistricts, 5 towns and 2 other township-level divisions: 4 subdistricts are: Xicheng Subdistrict, Suizhou, Xicheng Su ...
of
China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
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Oxide minerals Meteorite minerals Orthorhombic minerals Minerals in space group 63 Spinel group {{oxide-mineral-stub