Iddingsite

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf granite
gptkbp:category phyllosilicate
gptkbp:color greenish
reddish brown
yellowish brown
gptkbp:composition complex mixture of clay minerals, iron oxides, ferrihydrite, and other alteration products
gptkbp:crystalSystem amorphous
gptkbp:discoveredBy late 19th century
gptkbp:event meteorites
basaltic rocks
gptkbp:form alteration product of olivine
gptkbp:hardnessMohs 3.5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Iddingsite
gptkbp:IMAStatus not approved as a mineral species by IMA
gptkbp:luster earthy
dull
gptkbp:namedAfter Joseph P. Iddings
gptkbp:significance evidence of water in meteorites
indicator of aqueous alteration on Mars
gptkbp:streak yellowish brown
gptkbp:yearNamed 1893
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Olivine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6