New Mineral accepted by the International Mineralogical Association
Official Notification July 1, 2014
L.Bindi, N. Yao, C. Lin, L.S. Hollister, G.R. Poirier, C.L. Andronicos, G.J. MacPherson, V.V. Distler, 
M.P. Eddy, A. Kostin, V. Kryachko, W.M. Steinhardt, M.Yudovskaya 
             
Steinhardtite, a new body-centered-cubic allotropic form of aluminum
from the Khatyrka CV3 carbonaceous chondrite  
American Mineralogist (Letter), vol. 99, 2433 (2014) 
L.Bindi, N. Yao, C. Lin, L.S. Hollister, G.R. Poirier, C.L. Andronicos, G.J. MacPherson, V.V. Distler, 
M.P. Eddy, A. Kostin, V. Kryachko, W.M. Steinhardt, M.Yudovskaya 
  
  


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