Item talk:Q162398

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Mindat Short Description

May be regarded as a disordered equivalent of mcgillite (Ozawa et al., 1983). Chemically very similar to pyrosmalite-(Mn) (trigonal).

The possible As3+-equivalent is coded as 'UM1986-06-AsO:HMn'.

Compare the similar bementite.

Geoscience Ontology Status Notes

Bertrand E (1876) Sur un nouveau minéral des Pyrénees, Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l’Académie des Sciences 82, 1167-1168

IMA Formula (from Mindat)

Mn2+8Si6O15(OH)10

RRUFF Formula (from Geoscience Ontology)

Mn2+8Si6O15(OH)10

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