Manganiceladonite

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Manganiceladonite
General
Category Phyllosilicate
Formula
(repeating unit)		KMgMn3+Si4O10(OH)2
IMA symbol Mcel [1]
Crystal system Monoclinic
Crystal class Prismatic (2/m)
or sphenoidal (2)
Space group C2, C2/m
Unit cell a = 5.15, b = 8.92,
c = 10.30 [Å], β = 102°
Identification
References [2] [3]

Manganiceladonite is a rare silicate mineral [4] with the formula KMgMn3+Si4O10(OH)2. It is one of many minerals discovered in the Cerchiara mine, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. [3] [5]

Relation to other minerals

Manganiceladonite, as suggested by its name, is a trivalent-manganese-analogue of celadonite. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi: 10.1180/mgm.2021.43 . S2CID   235729616.
  2. ↑ Mineralienatlas
  3. 1 2 3 Lepore, G.O., Bindi, L., Bonazzi, P., Ciriotti, M.E., Di Benedetto, F., Mugnaioli, E., Viti, C., and Zanetti, A., 2015. Manganiceladonite, IMA 2015-052. CNMNC Newsletter No. 27, October 2015, 1226; Mineralogical Magazine 79, 1229–1236
  4. ↑ "Manganiceladonite: Manganiceladonite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  5. ↑ "Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto Vara, Vara Valley, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy - Mindat.org". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-13.


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