Nixonite Explained

Nixonite
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Formula:	Na2Ti6O13
Imasymbol:	Nix^[1]
System:	Monoclinic
Mohs:	5–6
Gravity:	3.51
Density:	3.51(1) g/cm^3

Nixonite is a mineral named after professor Peter H. Nixon (b. 1935).^[2] It is chemically related to freudenbergite and loparite-(Ce).

Bibliography

• Web site: Nixonite: Mineral information, data and localities . . 25 July 2021 .

References

1. Warr. L.N.. 2021. IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine. 85. 3 . 291–320. 10.1180/mgm.2021.43 . 2021MinM...85..291W . 235729616 . free.
2. Anzolini. Chiara. Wang. Fei. Harris. Garrett A.. Locock. Andrew J.. Zhang. Dongzhou. Nestola. Fabrizio. Peruzzo. Luca. Jacobsen. Steven D.. Pearson. D. Graham. 2019-09-01. Nixonite, Na2Ti6O13, a new mineral from a metasomatized mantle garnet pyroxenite from the western Rae Craton, Darby kimberlite field, Canada. American Mineralogist. en. 104. 9. 1336–1344. 10.2138/am-2019-7023. 201721641 . 0003-004X.