Xieite is an

iron Iron () is a chemical element with Symbol (chemistry), symbol Fe (from la, Wikt:ferrum, ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 element, group 8 of the periodic table. It is, Abundanc ...

chromium oxide mineral with formula Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄. It is a member of the

spinel group The spinels are any of a class of minerals of general formulation which crystallise in the cubic (isometric) crystal system, with the X anions (typically chalcogens, like oxygen and sulfur) arranged in a cubic close-packed lattice and the cation ...

and a high pressure polymorph of chromite. It was discovered in samples taken from the Suizhou meteorite which fell in 1986 in the

Zengdu District Zengdu () is a district of the city of Suizhou, Hubei province, People's Republic of China. Administrative divisions Four subdistricts: * Xicheng Subdistrict (), Dongcheng Subdistrict (), Nanjiao Subdistrict (), Beijiao Subdistrict () Five tow ...

of China.

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Oxide minerals Meteorite minerals Orthorhombic minerals Minerals in space group 63 Spinel group {{oxide-mineral-stub