Chemistry:Glaucochroite
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Glaucochroite | |
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Glaucochroite found in New Jersey | |
General | |
Category | Silicate mineral |
Formula (repeating unit) | CaMnSiO 4 |
Strunz 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 |
|re|er}} | Vitreous, sub-vitreous, resinous |
Streak | white |
Optical properties | Biaxial (−) |
References | [1] |
Glaucochroite is a calcium manganese nesosilicate mineral with formula CaMnSiO
4. It occurs in metamorphosed limestones.
It was first described in 1899 in Franklin Furnace, Sussex County, New Jersey.
References
External links
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaucochroite.
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