(Q7514916)

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bridgmanite

perovskite-type high-pressure phase mineral, it is believed to compose up to 93% of the lower mantle

silicate perovskite
IMA2014-017

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mineral species

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stated in

The IMA List of Minerals (November 2021)

subclass of

nesosilicates

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stated in

CNMNC Newsletter 21 (June and July 2014)

stoichiometric perovskites

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stated in

mineralienatlas.de

named after

Percy Williams Bridgman

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stated in

Mineralogy. Discovery of bridgmanite, the most abundant mineral in Earth, in a shocked meteorite

chemical formula

MgSiO₃

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crystal system

orthorhombic crystal system

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stated in

CNMNC Newsletter 21 (June and July 2014)

space group

space group Pnma

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stated in

CNMNC Newsletter 21 (June and July 2014)

IMA status and/or rank

approved mineral and/or valid name (A)

start time

June 2014

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stated in

Mineralogy. Discovery of bridgmanite, the most abundant mineral in Earth, in a shocked meteorite

stated in

CNMNC Newsletter 21 (June and July 2014)

IMA Mineral Symbol

Bdm

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IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols

type locality (geology)

Tenham meteorite

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stated in

Mineralogy. Discovery of bridgmanite, the most abundant mineral in Earth, in a shocked meteorite

stated in

CNMNC Newsletter 21 (June and July 2014)

Identifiers

Google Knowledge Graph ID

/g/11b61jk32x

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IMA Number, broad sense

IMA2014-017

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stated in

The IMA List of Minerals (September 2014)

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