Braunite
Braunite | |
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Braunite, from San Marcel, Piemonte , Italy | |
General | |
Category | Nesosilicates |
Formula (repeating unit) | Mn2+Mn3+6[O8|SiO4] |
Strunz classification | 9.AG.05 |
Dana classification | 7.5.1.3 |
Crystal system | Tetragonal |
Crystal class |
Ditetragonal dipyramidal (4/mmm) H-M symbol: (4/m 2/m 2/m) |
Space group | I41/acd |
Identification | |
Color | brownish black, steel-grey |
Cleavage | {112} perfect |
Mohs scale hardness | 6-6½ |
Luster | sub-metallic |
Streak | black |
Diaphaneity | opaque |
Specific gravity | 4.72 - 4.83 |
References | [1] |
Braunite is a silicate mineral containing both di- and tri-valent manganese with the chemical formula: Mn2+Mn3+6[O8|SiO4].[2] Common impurities include iron, calcium, boron, barium, titanium, aluminium, and magnesium.
Braunite forms grey/black tetragonal crystals and has a Mohs hardness of 6 - 6.5.
It was named after the Wilhelm von Braun (1790–1872) of Gotha, Thuringia, Germany.[2]
A calcium iron bearing variant, named braunite II (formula: Ca(Mn3+,Fe3+)14SiO24), was discovered and described in 1967 from Kalahari, Cape Province, South Africa.[3][4]
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