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Manganhumite

Collectors Summary

Color braun, braun orange, hellorange
Streak color weiß
Hardness (Mohs) 4
Solubility +++ warme verdünnte HCl
Crystal System orthorhombisch, Pbnm

Chemism

Chem­ical formula

(Mn,Mg)7(SiO4)3(OH)2

Chem­ical com­po­si­tion

Magnesium, Mangan, Silicium, Sauerstoff, Wasserstoff

Unit weight: 641.223120975 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 26

Info

Empirical formula:

(Mn0.75Mg0.25)7(SiO4)3(OH)2

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Hydrogen

H

0.31

2

7.69

1.0079470

2.0158940
Oxygen

O

34.93

14

53.85

15.9994300

223.9920200
Magnesium

Mg

6.63

1.75

6.73

24.3050600

42.5338550
Silicon

Si

13.14

3

11.54

28.0855300

84.2565900
Manganese

Mn

44.98

5.25

20.19

54.9380499

288.4247620

Anal­y­sis wt%

SiO2 : 26.19, TiO2 : 0.41, FeO : 1.30, MnO : 68.87, MgO : 0.81, H2O : 1.84, F : 1.41 (Ref: American Mineralogist 83)

Strunz 9th edi­tion incl. updates

9.AF.50

9: Silikate (Germanate)
A: Inselsilikate (Nesosilikate)
F: Insel(Neso)silikate mit zusätzlichem Anionen; Kationen in [4], [5] und/oder nur [6] Koordination
50:Humit-Gruppe

Lapis Clas­sifica­tion

VIII/B.04-080

VIII: SILIKATE
B: Inselsilikate mit tetraederfremden Anionen
4: Kationen in tetraedrischer oder oktaedrischer Koordination [4/6]; Humit-Gruppe

Clas­sifica­tion by Hölzel

9.AI.250

9: SILICATES
A: Nesosilicates
I: Nesosilicates with OH
2: Norbergite-Group

Dana 8th edi­tion

52.03.02c.03

52: Nesosilicates Nesosilicate Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O
03: Nesosilicates Nesosilicate Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [6] coordination only
02c: Humite group (Humite series)

IMA sta­tus

Anerkannt von der CNMNC

Min­eral sta­tus

anerkanntes Mineral

Optical Properties

Color

braun, braun orange, hellorange

Streak color

weiß

Diaphane­ity (Trans­parency)

transparent bis durchscheinend

max. Birefrin­gence

0.016
Birefringence chart\! Manganhumite title=Birefringence chart Manganhumite

Michel-Levy Color Chart viewed according to the maximum birefringence (at 30μm). Mineral color is not taken into account. Click on the image to enlarge or change thickness.

RI value α / ω / n

1.707

RI value β

1.712

RI value γ / ε

1.723

Ri mean

1.714

2V angle

Biaxial (+) 37°

Crystallography

Crystal Sys­tem

orthorhombisch

Class (H-M)

mmm

Space Group number

62

Space Group

Pbnm

Cell param­e­ters a (Å)

4.822

Cell param­e­ters b (Å)

10.54

Cell param­e­ters c (Å)

21.45

Cell param­e­ters a/b or c/a

0.457

Cell param­e­ters c/b

2.035

Cell param­e­ters α

90°

Cell param­e­ters β

90°

Cell param­e­ters γ

90°

Z

4

Volumne (ų)

1090.172

X-Ray Pow­der Diffrac­tion

3.719(50),
3.371(60),
2.813(50),
2.752(50),
2.628(60),
2.500(70),
2.310(50),
1.777(100)
XRD chart Manganhumite

Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Crystal Structure 3D

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Physical Properties

Hard­ness (Mohs)

4

VHN (Hard­ness Vick­ers)

190 (ungefähre Angabe abgeleitet aus der Mohshärte)

Density (g/cm³)

3.83

3.907 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Insta­bil­ity

+++ warme verdünnte HCl

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

Schweden/Värmland, Provinz/Filipstad, Gemeinde/Nordmark (Nordmarksberg)/Brattfors Gruvan

Preface

Author (Name, Year)

Moore, 1978

References

Mineralogical Magazine 42 (1978), 133

Other languages

German

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Spanish

Manganhumita

English

Manganhumite

French

Manganhumite

Russian

Мангангумит

Simplified Chinese

锰硅镁石

Alternative Name

French

Manganesesepiolite

CNMNC (IMA)-Number

IMA 1969-021

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Mnhu

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