[meteorite-list] Non-terrestrial Mineral in Springwater = farringtonite (Mg, Fe)3 (PO4)2

[almitt]

Hi Bernd and thanks!

Sort of a fitting thing (farringtonite) as Farrington was Nininger's 
mentor! Now which came first? The farrington or the Niningerite??

--AL

bernd.pauli at paulinet.de wrote:

>AL wrote:
>
>"some mineral ... in the Spring Water Pallasite ... unique to space rocks"
>
>Yep, that's farringtonite!
>
>farringtonite = (Mg,Fe)3 (PO4)2
>
>
>Cheers,
>
>Bernd
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