Glaucochroite
CaMnSiO4Strunz classification 9.AC.05 Dana classification 51.3.2.3 Crystal system Orthorhombic Identification Color Bluish-gray, pink, brown, or white Fracture Conchoidal, sub-conchoidal Mohs scale hardness 6 Luster Vitreous, sub-vitreous, resinous Streak white Optical properties Biaxial (−) References [1]
Glaucochroite is a calcium manganese nesosilicate mineral with formula CaMnSiO4. It occurs in metamorphosed limestones.
It was first described in 1899 in Franklin Furnace, Sussex County, New Jersey.
References
- ^ Glaucochroite at Mindat.org
External links
- Webmineral.com
- Handbook of Mineralogy
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Manganese minerals
- Sussexite
- Tusionite
- Ankerite
- Kutnohorite
- Rhodochrosite
- Manganoan calcite
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Mixed |
- Axinite (borosilicate)
- Geigerite (arsenate)
- Manganese nodule (various)
- Samsonite (sulfosalt)
- Zincobotryogen (sulfate)
- Wolframite (tungstate)
- Hübnerite (tungstate)
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