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Manganvesuvianite

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Manganvesuvian
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Manganvesuvian
Größe: 3,87 mm; Fundort: N'Chwaning, Kalahari Manganfeld, Provinz Nordkap, Südafrika
Copyright: Matteo Chinellato; Contribution: Hg
Collection: Domenico Preite
Location: Südafrika/Nordkap (Northern Cape), Provinz/Kalahari Manganese Field/Kuruman/N'Chwaning Mines (NChwaning Mines)
Mineral: Manganvesuvianite
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Manganvesuvian

Größe: 3,87 mm; Fundort: N'Chwaning, Kalahari Manganfeld, Provinz Nordkap, Südafrika
Collection: Domenico Preite
Copyright: Matteo Chinellato
Contribution: Hg 2010-12-16
Locality: N'Chwaning Mines (NChwaning Mines) / Kuruman / Kalahari Manganese Field / Nordkap (Northern Cape), Provinz / Südafrika
Manganvesuvian
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Manganvesuvian
Bildbreite: 2 mm; Fundort: N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari (Manganfelder), Südafrika
Copyright: Jean-Marc Johannet; Contribution: Hg
Location: Südafrika/Nordkap (Northern Cape), Provinz/Kalahari Manganese Field/Kuruman/N'Chwaning Mines (NChwaning Mines)
Mineral: Manganvesuvianite
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Manganvesuvian

Bildbreite: 2 mm; Fundort: N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari (Manganfelder), Südafrika
Copyright: Jean-Marc Johannet
Contribution: Hg 2009-11-17
Locality: N'Chwaning Mines (NChwaning Mines) / Kuruman / Kalahari Manganese Field / Nordkap (Northern Cape), Provinz / Südafrika
Manganvesuvian
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Manganvesuvian
Bildbreite: 3,2 mm; Fundort: N'Chwaning, Kalahari, Manganese Fields, Kuruman, Hotazel, Südafrika
Copyright: Dominik Schläfli; Contribution: Philip Blümner
Location: Südafrika/Nordkap (Northern Cape), Provinz/Kalahari Manganese Field/Kuruman/N'Chwaning Mines (NChwaning Mines)
Mineral: Manganvesuvianite
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Manganvesuvian

Bildbreite: 3,2 mm; Fundort: N'Chwaning, Kalahari, Manganese Fields, Kuruman, Hotazel, Südafrika
Copyright: Dominik Schläfli
Contribution: Philip Blümner 2009-04-09
Locality: N'Chwaning Mines (NChwaning Mines) / Kuruman / Kalahari Manganese Field / Nordkap (Northern Cape), Provinz / Südafrika
Manganvesuvian
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Manganvesuvian
Größe: 42x39x33 mm; Fundort: Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari Manganfelder, Provinz Nordkap, Südafrika
Copyright: Rob Lavinsky; Contribution: Philip Blümner
Location: Südafrika/Nordkap (Northern Cape), Provinz/Kalahari Manganese Field/Hotazel/Wessel's Mine (Wessels Mine)
Mineral: Manganvesuvianite
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Manganvesuvian

Größe: 42x39x33 mm; Fundort: Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari Manganfelder, Provinz Nordkap, Südafrika
Copyright: Rob Lavinsky
Contribution: Philip Blümner 2011-07-28
Locality: Wessel's Mine (Wessels Mine) / Hotazel / Kalahari Manganese Field / Nordkap (Northern Cape), Provinz / Südafrika
Schwarzrote Prismen von Manganvesuvian
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Schwarzrote Prismen von Manganvesuvian
Fundort: N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari, Manganese Fields, Kuruman, Hotazel, Südafrika; Bildbreite: 6 mm
Copyright: McSchuerf; Contribution: McSchuerf
Location: Südafrika/Nordkap (Northern Cape), Provinz/Kalahari Manganese Field/Kuruman/N'Chwaning Mines (NChwaning Mines)/N'Chwaning II Mine
Mineral: Manganvesuvianite
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Schwarzrote Prismen von Manganvesuvian

Fundort: N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari, Manganese Fields, Kuruman, Hotazel, Südafrika; Bildbreite: 6 mm

Copyright: McSchuerf
Contribution: McSchuerf 2005-11-15
Locality: N'Chwaning II Mine / N'Chwaning Mines (NChwaning Mines) / Kuruman / Kalahari Manganese Field / Nordkap (Northern Cape), Provinz / Südafrika

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Collectors Summary

Color rotbraun, schwarz, purpurrot
Streak color rötlichweiß
Lustre Glasglanz
Hardness (Mohs) 6.00 - 6.50
Cleavages keine
Fracture halbmuschelig
Crystal System tetragonal, P4/n

Chemism

Chemical formula

Ca19(Mg,Mn2+)2(Al,Mn3+,Fe3+)10Mn3+[O|(OH)9|(SiO4)10|(Si2O7)4]

Chemical composition

Aluminium, Calcium, Eisen, Magnesium, Mangan, Silicium, Sauerstoff, Wasserstoff

Unit weight: 3025.46944675 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 137

Info

Empirical formula:

Ca19(Mg0.75Mn0.25)2(Al0.6Mn0.3Fe0.1)10Mn[O(OH)9(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4]

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Hydrogen

H

0.30

9

6.57

1.0079470

9.0715230
Oxygen

O

41.25

78

56.93

15.9994300

1,247.9555400
Magnesium

Mg

1.21

1.5

1.09

24.3050600

36.4575900
Aluminium

Al

5.35

6

4.38

26.9815382

161.8892292
Silicon

Si

16.71

18

13.14

28.0855300

505.5395400
Calcium

Ca

25.17

19

13.87

40.0784000

761.4896000
Manganese

Mn

8.17

4.5

3.28

54.9380499

247.2212246
Iron

Fe

1.85

1

0.73

55.8452000

55.8452000

Analysis wt%

SiO2 : 34.13, Al2O3 : 10.63, Mn2O3 : 15.96, CuO : 0.41, CaO : 34.33, H2O : 2.52 (Ref: Mineralogical Magazine 2002)

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

9.BG.35

9: Silikate (Germanate)
B: Gruppensilikate (Sorosilikate)
G: Gruppen(Soro)-Silikate mit gemischten SiO4 und Si2O7 Gruppen; Kationen in oktahedraler [6] und größerer Koordination
35:Vesuvian-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

VIII/C.26-030

VIII: SILIKATE
C: Gruppensilikate
26: Mischstrukturen mit [SiO4] 4--Inseln und [Si2O7] 6--Gruppen

Classification by Hölzel

9.BO.210

9: SILICATES
B: Sorosilicates
O: Yoshimuraite-Group

Dana 8th edition

58.02.04.04

58: Sorosilicates Sorosilicate Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups
02: Sorosilicates Sorosilicate Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups with cations in [6] and higher coordination; single and double groups (n=1,2)
04: Vesuvianite Group

IMA status

Anerkannt von der CNMNC

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

IMA Classification

IMA Classification

 Vesuvianite group

Optical Properties

Color

rotbraun, schwarz, purpurrot

Streak color

rötlichweiß

Diaphaneity (Transparency)

transparent, durchscheinend bis opak

Lustre

Glasglanz

max. Birefringence

0.012
Birefringence chart\! Manganvesuvianite title=Birefringence chart Manganvesuvianite

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

1.731

RI value γ / ε

1.719

Ri mean

1.727

2V angle

Uniaxial (-)

Crystallography

Crystal System

tetragonal

Class (H-M)

4/m

Space Group number

85

Space Group

P4/n

Cell parameters a (Å)

15.575

Cell parameters b (Å)

-

Cell parameters c (Å)

11.824

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

0.759

Cell parameters c/b

-

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

90°

Cell parameters γ

90°

Z

2

Volume (ų)

2868.273

X-Ray Powder Diffraction

2.956(100),
2.756(90),
2.756(90),
2.604(70),
2.598(70),
2.573(60)
XRD chart Manganvesuvianite

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

Crystals 3D

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Crystal Structure 3D

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Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)

6.00 - 6.50

VHN (Hardness Vickers)

960 (ungefähre Angabe abgeleitet aus der Mohshärte)

Density (g/cm³)

3.404 (berechnet)

3.503 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Cleavages

keine

Fracture

halbmuschelig

Tenacity

spröde

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

Südafrika/Nordkap (Northern Cape), Provinz/Kalahari Manganese Field/Hotazel/Wessel's Mine (Wessels Mine)

Südafrika/Nordkap (Northern Cape), Provinz/Kalahari Manganese Field/Kuruman/N'Chwaning Mines (NChwaning Mines)/N'Chwaning II Mine

Preface

Name from

Mn Analog von Vesuvian

Author (Name, Year)

Armbruster & Gnos & Dixon & Gutzmer & Heiny & Döbelin & Medenbach, 2002

References

American Mineralogist 85 (2000), 570-577.

Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen 80 (2000), 109.

Mineralogical Magazine 66 (2002), 137-150.

American Mineralogist 88 (2003), 251.

IMA group assignments

 
Vesuvianite group
 
 
 

 
 
Alumovesuvianite
Ca19Al(Al10Mg2)Si18O69(OH)9
tetragonal
P4/n

 
 
Cyprine
Ca19Cu2+(Al10Mg2)Si18O68(OH)10
tetragonal
P4/n

 
 
Fluorvesuvianite
Ca19(Al,Mg,Fe2+)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4O(F,OH)9
tetragonal
P4/nnc

 
 
Hongheite
Ca19Fe2+Al4(Fe3+,Mg,Al)8(☐,B)4BSi18O69(O,OH)9
tetragonal
P4/nnc

 
 
Magnesiovesuvianite
Ca19Mg(Al10Mg2)Si18O68(OH)10
tetragonal
P4/n

 
 
Manaevite-(Ce)
Ca11(Ce,H2O,Ca)8Mg(Al,Fe)4(Mg,Ti,Fe3+)8[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)8(H4O4)2](OH)9
tetragonal
P4/nnc

 
 
Manganvesuvianite
Ca19(Mg,Mn2+)2(Al,Mn3+,Fe3+)10Mn3+[O|(OH)9|(SiO4)10|(Si2O7)4]
tetragonal
P4/n

 
 
Milanriederite
Ca19Fe3+Al4(Mg4Al4)Si18O67(OH)11
tetragonal
P4/nnc

 
 
Modraite
Ca19Fe2+Al4(Al6Fe2+2)(☐4)☐(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH)10
tetragonal
P4/nnc

 
 
Vesuvianite
(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10
tetragonal
P4/nnc

 
 
Wiluite
Ca19(Al,Mg,Fe,Ti)13(B,Al)3.5-5[(O,OH)10|(SiO4)10|(Si2O7)4]
tetragonal
P4/nnc

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French

Manganvesuvianite

Russian

Манганвезувиан

Russian

Манганвезувианит

Traditional Chinese

錳符山石

Simplified Chinese

锰符山石

Japanese

ﾏﾝｶﾞﾝﾍﾞｽﾌﾞ石

Alternative Name

Spanish

Manganvesubianita

Manganvesuvian

CNMNC (IMA)-Number

IMA 2000-040

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Mnves

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IDs

GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) EuHsq_mYMk-GOjUpmx1x9w
GUID (Global unique identifier) ABECE112-98F9-4F32-863A-35299B1D71F7
Database ID 2382