Manganocolumbite Mineral Data

Manganocolumbite Mineral Data

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General Manganocolumbite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Mn,Fe++)(Nb,Ta)2O6

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 394.81 gm

Tantalum 27.50 % Ta 33.58 % Ta₂O₅

Titanium 1.21 % Ti 2.02 % TiO₂

Manganese 6.96 % Mn 8.98 % MnO

Niobium 32.94 % Nb 47.13 % Nb₂O₅

Iron 7.07 % Fe 9.10 % FeO

Oxygen 24.31 % O

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100.00 % 100.81 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Mn²⁺_0.5Fe²⁺_0.5Nb_1.4Ta_0.6Ti_0.1O₆

Environment:

Constituent of granitic pegmatites.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1892

Locality:

Globe and Harding pegmatites, Taos County, New Mexico, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the MANGANese content and the relationship to columbite (ferrocolumbite).

Synonym:

ICSD 31944

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Manganocolumbite Image

Images:

Manganocolumbite

Comments: Small brown tabular crystals of manganocolumbite in a pegmatite.
Location: Neuland Quarry, D?bsch?tz, K?nigshain, Oberlausitz, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 4 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Manganocolumbite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.3995:1:0.3522

Cell Dimensions:

a = 5.767, b = 14.434, c = 5.085, Z = 4; V = 423.28 Den(Calc)= 6.20

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pcan

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.991(1), 3.695(0.35), 1.7358(0.14),

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Tarantino S C , Zema M , American Mineralogist , 90 (2005) p.1291-1300, Mixing and ordering behavior in manganocolumbite-ferrocolumbite solid solution:, A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study, Sample: RIO n5 Qm=1 from Rio Arriba Co., Globe Mine, U.S.A.

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Physical Properties of Manganocolumbite

Cleavage:

[010] Distinct, [100] Indistinct

Color:

Brownish black, Black.

Density:

5.28

Diaphaniety:

Opaque

Fracture:

Brittle - Subconchoidal - Brittle frature with subconchoidal fragments

Habit:

Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses.

Habit:

Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).

Habit:

Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.

Hardness:

6 - Orthoclase

Luster:

Sub Metallic

Streak:

reddish black

Optical Properties of Manganocolumbite

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-)

NCalc= 2.36 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2198) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
NCalc= 2.16 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2198) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1

Pleochroism (x):

strong red.

Pleochroism (y):

red brown.

Pleochroism (z):

orange.

RL Color:

Grayish white with a brownish tint and reddish brown internal reflections.

Calculated Properties of Manganocolumbite

Electron Density:

r_electron=5.56 gm/cc
note: r_{Manganocolumbite}=6.20 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.00321
Boson Index = 0.99679

Photoelectric:

PE_{Manganocolumbite}= 372.39 barns/electron
U=PE_{Manganocolumbite} x r_electron=2,068.95 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Manganocolumbite is Not Radioactive

Manganocolumbite Classification

Dana Class:

8.3.2.4 (8)Multiple Oxides with Nb, Ta, and Ti

(8.3)where A (B2O6)

(8.3.2)Dana Group

8.3.2.1 Ferrotantalite FeTa2O6 Pcan 2/m 2/m 2/m

8.3.2.2 Ferrocolumbite FeNb2O6 Pcan 2/m 2/m 2/m

8.3.2.3 Manganotantalite MnTa2O6 Pcan 2/m 2/m 2/m

8.3.2.4 Manganocolumbite (Mn,Fe)(Nb,Ta)2O6 Pcan 2/m 2/m 2/m

8.3.2.5 Magnesiocolumbite (Mg,Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ta)2O6 Pcan 2/m 2/m 2/m

8.3.2.6 Magnesiotantalite! (Mg,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 P bcn 2/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

IV/D.18-20 IV - Oxides

IV/D - Oxides with metal : oxygen = 1:2 (MO2 and related compounds)

IV/D.18 - Columbite series

IV/D.18-10 Magnesiocolumbite (Mg,Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ta)2O6 Pcan 2/m 2/m 2/m

IV/D.18-20 Manganocolumbite (Mn,Fe)(Nb,Ta)2O6 Pcan 2/m 2/m 2/m

IV/D.18-30 Ferrocolumbite FeNb2O6 Pcan 2/m 2/m 2/m

IV/D.18-35 Magnesiotantalite! (Mg,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 P bcn 2/m 2/m 2/m

IV/D.18-40 Manganotantalite MnTa2O6 Pcan 2/m 2/m 2/m

IV/D.18-50 Ferrotantalite FeTa2O6 Pcan 2/m 2/m 2/m

Other Manganocolumbite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic3)

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Manganocolumbite

(Mn,Fe++)(Nb,Ta)2O6
Dana No: 8.3.2.4 Strunz No: IV/D.18-20
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