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pecoraite Min.|pɪˈkɔːrəaɪt|
[f. the name of William T. Pecora (b. 1913), U.S. geologist + -ite1.]
A nickel silicate, Ni3Si2O5(OH)4, found as green monoclinic crystals in the Wolf Creek meteorite in Australia.
1969G. T. Faust et al. in Science 4 July 59/3 A green mineral of the serpentine group, rich in nickel, was described..from the Wolf Creek meteorite in the desert of Western Australia. This mineral is the nickel analog of the well-known magnesium silicate, clinochrysotile. The new mineral is named pecoraite after Dr. William T. Pecora, Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, in recognition of his contributions..to the mineralogy and geology of nickel silicate deposits in North America and South America. 1973Mineral. Mag. XXXIX. 113 Pecoraite..was found as fracture fillings in the Wolf Creek meteorite of Western Australia. |