Wüstite [ FeO ]

Material properties

Formula FeO
Abbreviation Wüs
Classifications Iron(II) oxide, Periclase (group)
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1927
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Crystal symmetry Cubic, Point group m3m, Space group Fm3m (#225)
Tags Mineral, Simple oxide

Composition

Element Atoms
Fe 1
O 1
Total: 2

Specimens of Wüstite

Name Owner Materials Phase purity Image
M0186 Stibnite / Calcite / Siderite CSIRO Calcite, Mg, Litharge, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz, Siderite, Mg, Ca, Siderite, Stibnite, Wüstite (1.9%) 1.9