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Rhodochrosite forms a complete solid solution series with iron carbonate . Calcium (as well as magnesium and zinc, to a limited extent) frequently substitutes for manganese in the structure, leading to lighter shades of red and pink, depending on the degree of substitution. This is the reason for the rose color of rhodochrosite.
Manganosite is a rare mineral composed of manganese(II) oxide MnO. It was first described in 1817 for an occurrence in the Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. [4] It has also been reported from Langban and Nordmark, Sweden and at Franklin Furnace, New Jersey. It also occurs in Japan, Kyrgyzstan and Burkina Faso. [5] It occurs in manganese ...
Chvaleticeite is a monoclinic hexahydrite manganese magnesium sulfate mineral with formula: (Mn 2+, Mg)[SO 4]·6(H 2 O). It occurs in the oxidized zone of manganese silicate deposits with pyrite and rhodochrosite that have undergone regional and contact metamorphism. It is defined as the manganese dominant member of the hexahydrite group.
Zinc, magnesium, and manganese commonly substitute for the iron, resulting in the siderite-smithsonite, siderite-magnesite, and siderite-rhodochrosite solid solution series. [3] Siderite has Mohs hardness of 3.75 to 4.25, a specific gravity of 3.96, a white streak and a vitreous or pearly luster.
Manganese carbonate decomposes with release of carbon dioxide, i.e. calcining, at 200 °C to give MnO 1.88: MnCO 3 + 0.44 O 2 → MnO 1.8 + CO 2. This method is sometimes employed in the production of manganese dioxide, which is used in dry-cell batteries and for ferrites. [3] Manganese carbonate is widely used as an additive within plant ...
Pyroxmangite has the general chemical formula of MnSiO 3. [5] It is the high-pressure, low-temperature dimorph of rhodonite. [2] It was first described in 1913 and named for the mineral group, pyroxenes, and is known as the manganese member. [6] It forms a series with pyroxferroite. Pyroxmangite occurs in metamorphosed ore
The name is derived from the Greek "rhodon" for "rose-like", in common with other pink mineral types (such as rhodochrosite, rhodonite). This coloration, and the commonly inclusion-free nature of garnet from this locality, has led to rhodolite being used as a gemstone. Rhodolite like other varietal names is not officially recognized as a ...
Manganese may also form mixed oxides with other metals : Bixbyite, (Fe III,Mn III) 2 O 3, a manganese(III) iron(III) oxide mineral; Jacobsite, Mn II Fe III 2 O 4, a manganese(II) iron(III) oxide mineral; Columbite, (Fe II,Mn II)Nb 2 O 6, a niobate of iron(II) and manganese(II) Tantalite, (Fe II,Mn II)Ta 2 O 6, a tantalum(V) mineral group close ...