Kishonite, VH<sub>2</sub>, and Oreillyite, Cr<sub>2</sub>N, Two New Minerals from the Corundum Xenocrysts of Mt Carmel, Northern Israel

Kishonite, VH<sub>2</sub>, and Oreillyite, Cr<sub>2</sub>N, Two New Minerals from the Corundum Xenocrysts of Mt Carmel, Northern Israel

Here, we describe two new minerals, kishonite (VH<sub>2</sub>) and oreillyite (Cr<sub>2</sub>N), found in xenoliths occurring in pyroclastic ejecta of small Cretaceous basaltic volcanoes exposed on Mount Carmel, Northern Israel. Kishonite was studied by single-crystal X-ray d...

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Main Authors: Luca Bindi, Fernando Cámara, Sarah E. M. Gain, William L. Griffin, Jin-Xiang Huang, Martin Saunders, Vered Toledo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Minerals
Subjects:
kishonite
oreillyite
hydride
nitride
corundum xenolith
reducing conditions
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/10/12/1118

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