Sinoite

sinoite

enstatite

troilite

pigeonite

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Formula: Si₂N₂O
Nitride
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Specific gravity: 2.80 to 2.85 measured, 2.84 calculated
Streak: White
Colour: Colourless
Environments

Meteorites

Localities

The type locality is the Jajh deh Kot Lalu meteorite, Khairpur District, Sindh Province, Pakistan, which fell on 2nd May 1926. The meteorite is an enstatite chondrite, containing enstatite, nickel-iron, plagioclase and troilite, with accessory pigeonite, daubréelite, oldhamite, iron-bearing alabandite, graphite, tridymite and sinoite (AM 50.521).

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