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Formula: CuAl2
Alloy of copper and
Crystal System: Tetragonal
Specific gravity: 4.42 calculated
Hardness: 5½
Colour: Greyish yellow
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Localities
At the type locality, the Khatyrka meteorite, Iomrautvaam massif, Anadyrsky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug,
Russia, khatyrkite occurs as prismatic crystals, to 400 µm, and intimately intergrown with
cupalite in small grains in
meteorite panned from the river
(Mindat).
The meteorite is a carbonaceous chondrite.
Kryachkoite occurs with khatyrkite and aluminum, and
stolperite occurs within khatyrkite, or along with
icosahedrite and/or
hollisterite and khatyrkite
(AM 102.690–693).
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