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{{Infobox mineral
| name        = Glaucochroite
| category    = [[Chemistry:Silicate mineral|Silicate mineral]]
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| image       = Glaucochroite-270038.jpg
| caption     = Glaucochroite found in New Jersey
| formula     = {{chem2|CaMnSiO4}}
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| strunz      = 9.AC.05
| dana        = 51.3.2.3
| system      = [[Physics:Orthorhombic crystal system|Orthorhombic]]
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| color       = Bluish-gray, pink, brown, or white
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| fracture    = Conchoidal, sub-conchoidal
| mohs        = 6
| luster      = Vitreous, sub-vitreous, resinous
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| opticalprop = Biaxial (−)
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| streak      = white
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| references  = <ref name=Mindat>[http://www.mindat.org/min-1708.html Glaucochroite at Mindat.org]</ref>
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'''Glaucochroite''' is a [[Chemistry:Calcium|calcium]] [[Chemistry:Manganese|manganese]] [[Chemistry:Silicate minerals|nesosilicate]] [[Earth:Mineral|mineral]] with formula {{chem2|CaMnSiO4}}. It occurs in [[Earth:Metamorphism|metamorphosed]] [[Earth:Limestone|limestone]]s.

It was first described in 1899 in Franklin Furnace, Sussex County, New Jersey.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.webmineral.com/data/Glaucochroite.shtml Webmineral.com]
* [http://www.handbookofmineralogy.com/pdfs/glaucochroite.pdf Handbook of Mineralogy]


{{Manganese minerals}}

[[Category:Calcium minerals]]
[[Category:Manganese(II) minerals]]
[[Category:Nesosilicates]]
[[Category:Orthorhombic minerals]]
[[Category:Minerals in space group 62]]


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