Manganiceladonite
A rare manganese-bearing celadonite-type mica from Italy's Cerchiara mine.
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Manganiceladonite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the silicate class, with the chemical formula KMgMn³⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂.
It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system (space group C2). It is a member of the Mica, Clay structural group.
Key properties: specific gravity 3.042; Silky luster.
IMA symbol Mcel, IMA status: approved, named in 2015.
in association with manganesiferous deposits in metacherts of an ophiolitic sequence.
It is found associated with Calcite, hematite, braunite.
As the Mn3+ analogue of celadonite.
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