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Shenzhuangite

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Named in honour of Shangyue Shen (b. 1941) and Xiaoli Zhuang (b. 1961), professors, who first discovered the Ni-rich variety of chalcopyrite in the Suizhou meteorite. The Ni analogue of chalcopyrite.

Type Locality
Suizhou Meteorite, Xihe, Zengdu District, Suizhou, Hubei, China
Mineral Data
NiFeS2
Strunz: 
2.CB.07a
Physical Properties
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Synonyms
Synonyms: 
IMA2017-018