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Molecular Weight = 70.94 gm |
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Manganese 77.45 % Mn 100.00 % MnO |
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Oxygen 22.55 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Mn2+O |
Metamorphosed manganese deposits. |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1874 |
Franklin, New Jersey, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named as an oxide of manganese. |
Manganosite |
ICSD 9864 |
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PDF 7-230 |
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Manganosite Crystallographya = 4.436, Z = 4; V = 87.29 Den(Calc)= 5.40 |
Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F m3m |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.223(1), 1.571(0.6), 2.568(0.6), |
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| Physical Properties of Manganosite{001} Perfect, {010} Perfect, {100} Perfect |
Green, Greenish black. |
5.18 |
Transparent to translucent to opaque |
Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock. |
5-6 - Between Apatite and Orthoclase |
Non-fluorescent. |
Adamantine |
Nonmagnetic |
brown |
| Optical Properties of ManganositeCI meas= -0.142 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= -0.095 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2157,KPDmeas= 0.2249,KC= 0.197 Ncalc = 2.02 - 2.06 Isotropic, n=2.16-2.17. |
Gray with emerald-green internal reflections. |
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| Calculated Properties of ManganositeBulk Density (Electron Density)=5.02 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Manganosite =5.40 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.0001082603 |
Boson Index = 0.9998917397 PEManganosite = 20.52 barns/electron |
U=PEManganosite x rElectron Density= 103.11 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Manganosite is Not Radioactive | Manganosite Classification04.02.01.03 (04)Simple Oxides |
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(04.02)with a cation charge of 2+ (A++ O) |
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(04.02.01)Periclase group (Isometric, Fm3m) |
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04.AB.25 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate |
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04.A - Metal:Oxygen = 2.1 and 1:1 |
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04.AB -M:O = 1:1 (and up to 1:1.25); with small to medium-sized cations only |
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| Other Manganosite InformationNAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic3) |
Links to other databases for Manganosite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Franklin Minerals(Dunn) 6 - Franklin Minerals(Palache) 7 - Google Images 8 - Google Scholar 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 11 - MinDAT 12 - MinMax(Deutsch) 13 - MinMax(English) 14 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 15 - QUT Mineral Atlas 16 - Ruff.Info 17 - University of Colorado - Mineral Structure Data 18 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Manganosite using: Visit our Advertisers for Manganosite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Desert Winds Gems and Minerals Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Manganosite Mineral Data : Ask about Manganosite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Manganosite Specimen Label here :
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