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Kuratite
General
Category	Inosilicates
Formula (repeating unit)	Ca₂(Fe₅Ti)O₂
IMA symbol	Kur
Crystal system	Triclinic
Crystal class	Pinacoidal (1) (same H-M symbol)
Space group	P1
Unit cell	a = 10.513(7) b = 10.887(7) c = 9.004(18) α = 105.97(13)° β = 96.00(12)° γ = 124.82(4)°; Z = 1
Identification
References

Kuratite, named for Dr. Gero Kurat (1938–2009), meteorite researcher and Curator of the Meteorite Collection at the Vienna Natural History Museum, was first recognized as a new mineral by the Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification in 2014 from a small meteorite sample.

References

Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
"Kuratite". MinDat. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
Universities Space Research Association

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