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Formula: (Fe2+8Fe3+)(PO4)O8
Phosphate
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Environments
Elaliite is a new mineral, approved in 2022 and to date (November 2024) reported only from the type locality.
Localities
At the type locality, El Ali meteorite, Hiran Region, Somalia, petrologic investigation of the
iron meteorite revealed three new minerals: elaliite,
elkinstantonite and olsenite.
These minerals occur along with wustite,
troilite, sarcopside and
calcium-bearing graftonite within inclusions in the
iron-nickel metal that makes up the bulk
of the El Ali sample
(AM early publication in 2024).
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