Manganolangbeinite Mineral Data

Manganolangbeinite Mineral Data

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General Manganolangbeinite Information

Chemical Formula:

K2Mn2(SO4)3

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 476.26 gm

Potassium 16.42 % K 19.78 % K₂O

Manganese 23.07 % Mn 29.79 % MnO

Sulfur 20.20 % S 50.43 % SO₃

Oxygen 40.31 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

K₂Mn²⁺₂(SO₄)₃

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1924

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Synonym:

ICSD 200897

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Manganolangbeinite Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.014, Z = 4; V = 1,004.21 Den(Calc)= 3.15

Crystal System:

Isometric - TetartoidalH-M Symbol (2 3) Space Group: P 2₁3

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.2(1), 2.7(0.5), 3.05(0.18),

Physical Properties of Manganolangbeinite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Pink.

Density:

3.02

Diaphaniety:

Transparent to Translucent

Hardness:

2.5-3 - Finger Nail-Calcite

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Manganolangbeinite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.014 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.027 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1816,KPDmeas= 0.1894,KC= 0.1867

Optical Data:

Isotropic, n=1.572.

Calculated Properties of Manganolangbeinite

Electron Density:

r_electron=2.94 gm/cc
note: r_{Manganolangbeinite}=3.02 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.00172
Boson Index = 0.99828

Photoelectric:

PE_{Manganolangbeinite}= 8.75 barns/electron
U=PE_{Manganolangbeinite} x r_electron= 25.76 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 230.80 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Estimated Radioactivity from Manganolangbeinite - barely detectable

Manganolangbeinite Classification

Dana Class:

28.4.4.2 (28)Anhydrous Acid and Sulfates

(28.4)with miscellaneous formulae

(28.4.4)Dana Group

28.4.4.1 Langbeinite K2Mg2(SO4)3 P 2₁3 2 3

28.4.4.2 Manganolangbeinite K2Mn2(SO4)3 P 2₁3 2 3

28.4.4.3 Efremovite (NH4)2Mg2(SO4)3 P 2₁3 2 3

Strunz Class:

VI/A.03-20 VI - Sulfates,Chromates,Molybdates and Tungstates

VI/A - Waterfree sulfates [SO4]2- without unfamiliar anions. cations of medium and very big size

VI/A.03 - Langbeinite - Efremovite series

VI/A.03-10 Langbeinite K2Mg2(SO4)3 P 2₁3 2 3

VI/A.03-20 Manganolangbeinite K2Mn2(SO4)3 P 2₁3 2 3

VI/A.03-30 Efremovite (NH4)2Mg2(SO4)3 P 2₁3 2 3

Other Manganolangbeinite Information

References:

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

See Also:

Links to other databases for Manganolangbeinite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -MinDAT 7 -MinMax(Deutsch) 8 -MinMax(English) 9 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 -QUT Mineral Atlas 11 - WWW-MINCRYST 12 -École des Mines de Paris

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Manganolangbeinite

K2Mn2(SO4)3
Dana No: 28.4.4.2 Strunz No: VI/A.03-20
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