| Krinovite | |
| Formula: | NaMg2CrSi3O10 |
| Imasymbol: | Kvi[1] |
| Molweight: | 367.85 gm |
| Color: | Emerald green |
| Cleavage: | None observed |
| Mohs: | 5½ - 7 |
| Luster: | Sub-Adamantine |
| Streak: | Greenish white |
| Density: | 3.38 |
| Diaphaneity: | Subtranslucent to opaque |
Krinovite (pronounced kreen'-off-ite) is an emerald-green triclinic meteorite mineral, containing chromium, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium, of the aenigmatite group.[2] [3] "It has been discovered within graphite nodules in three iron meteorites," specifically the Canyon Diablo, Wichita County, and Youndegin meteorites.[4] It was named in honour of Evgeny Leonidovich Krinov, Russian investigator of meteorites.[5] It is a decaoxotrisilicate in the sorosilicate subclass.