Species / Oxides and hydroxides / #0067
Akimotoite
Oxides and hydroxides trigonal #0067
Akimotoite is a mineral species described as oxide mineral. It is classified under the Nickel-Strunz scheme and its reference data is listed below.
| Formula | MgSiO₃ |
| Strunz code | 4.CB.05 |
| Class | Oxides and hydroxides |
| Crystal system | trigonal |
| Type locality | Tenham meteorite |
| Named after | Shun'ichi Akimoto |
| Streak | — |
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Composition
O
47.81%
Si
27.98%
Mg
24.21%
Molar mass 100.387 g/mol
Physical
Mohs
Density
g/cm³