Letters. Rock-forming moissanite (natural α-silicon carbide)
@article{Pierro2003LettersRM, title={Letters. Rock-forming moissanite (natural α-silicon carbide)}, author={S. Di Pierro and E. Gnos and B. Grob{\'e}ty and T. Armbruster and Stefano M. Bernasconi and P. Ulmer}, journal={American Mineralogist}, year={2003}, volume={88}, pages={1817 - 1821} }
Abstract We report the first occurrence of moissanite (SiC) as a rock-forming mineral (8.4 vol%) in one unique specimen of a terrestrial rock. The sample has a homogeneous, porphyritic texture, and was found as a beach pebble thought to be derived from a Tertiary volcanic province of the Aegean Sea region. The matrix is bluish-colored and consists of very fine-grained brucite, calcite, and magnesite, in which macrocrysts of quartz (25.3 vol%) and moissanite are found. Other accessory phases are… CONTINUE READING
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