Last update: 26 June 2018<\/p>\n
Ivanova, M. A., Lorenz, C. A., Borisovskiy, S. E., Burmistrov, A. A., Korost, D. V., Korochantsev, A. V., Logunova, M. N., Shornikov, S. I. and Petaev, M. I.<\/p>\n
Meteoritics & Planetary Science.
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\nVersion of Record online: 14 FEB 2017<\/p>\n
LINK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n “We investigated the khatyrkite\u2013cupalite holotype sample, 1.2 \u00d7 0.5 mm across. It consists of khatyrkite (Cu,Zn)Al2, cupalite (Cu,Zn)Al, and interstitial material with approximate composition (Zn,Cu)Al3. All mineral phases of the holotype sample contain Zn and lack Fe that distinguishes them from khatyrkite and cupalite in the Khatyrka meteorite particles (Bindi et al. , , , ; MacPherson et al. ; Hollister et al. ). Neither highly fractionated natural systems nor geo- or cosmochemical processes capable of forming the holotype sample are known so far. The bulk chemistry and thermal history of khatyrkite\u2013cupalite assemblage in the holotype sample hint for its possible industrial origin. Likewise, the aluminides in the Khatyrka meteorite particles may also be derived from industrial materials and mixed with extraterrestrial matter during gold prospecting in the Listvenitovy Stream valley.”<\/p>\n Reply to the comment by Andronicos et al. (2017) on \u201cComposition and origin of holotype Al\u2010Cu\u2010Zn minerals in relation to quasicrystals in the Khatyrka meteorite\u201d by Ivanova et al. (2017)<\/strong><\/p>\n M. A. Ivanova, C. A. Lorenz, S. E. Borisovskiy, A. V. Korochantsev, M. N. Logunova, M. I. Petaev<\/p>\n Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst published: 25 May 2018<\/p>\n