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Trevorite is a very rare nickeliferous variety of spinel. It has the chemical formula NiFe^{3+O₄. It is a black mineral with the typical spinel properties of crystallising in the cubic system, black streak, infusible and insoluble in most acids.}

There is at least partial solid solution between Trevorite and magnetite, with many magnetites from ultramafic rocks contaning at least trace amounts of Ni. Fe²⁺ and Mg²⁺ may substitute for Ni in trevorite.

It is named after Major Tudor Gruffydd Trevor who was a mining inspector in South Africa.

(also called Trevorit or Trevorita)

[edit] References

• Deer, W. A., R. A. Howie, and J. Zussman (1992). An Introduction to the Rock-forming Minerals. Harlow, Essex: Longman, pp. 559-563. ISBN 0-470-21809-6.
• webmineral.com entry

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