Mangano-mangani-ungarettiite R050244
Name: Mangano-mangani-ungarettiite
RRUFF ID: R050244
Ideal Chemistry: NaNa2(Mn2+2Mn3+3)Si8O22O2
Locality: Hoskins mine, near Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Source: Marcus Origlieri
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Dark red granular, associated with namansilite, R070006
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
Mineral Group: [ amphibole (107) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R050244.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: Na1.00Na2.00(Mn2+2.00(Mn3+2.35Fe3+0.63Al0.02)Σ=3)Si8.00O22O2
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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INFRARED SPECTRUM (Attenuated Total Reflectance) 
RRUFF ID: R050244.1
Sample Description: Powder
Instrument settings: SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R050244.1
Sample Description: Powder, appears to be a mix of ungarettiite and namansilite, cell parameters are from single crystal
Cell Refinement Output: a: 9.85(1)Å    b: 17.84(2)Å    c: 5.287(3)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 105.21(6)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 896.6(5)Å3    Crystal System: monoclinic
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REFERENCES for Mangano-mangani-ungarettiite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Hawthorne F C, Oberti R, Cannillo E, Sardone N, Zanetti A, Grice J D, Ashley P M (1995) A new anhydrous amphibole from the Hoskins mine, Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia: Description and crystal structure of ungarettiite, NaNa2(Mn2+2Mn3+3)Si8O22O2, American Mineralogist, 80, 165-172   [view file]

Leake B E, Woolley A R, Arps C E S, Birch W D, Gilbert M C, Grice J D, Hawthorne F C, Kato A, Kisch H J, Krivovichev V G, Linthout K, Laird J, Mandarino J A, Maresch W V, Nickel E H, Rock N M S, Schumacher J C, Smith D C, Stephenson N C N, Ungaretti L, Whittaker E J W, Youzhi G (1997) Nomenclature of amphiboles: report of the Subcommittee on Amphiboles of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 219-246   [view file]

Hawthorne F C, Oberti R, Harlow G E, Maresch W V, Martin R F, Schumacher J C, Welch M D (2012) Nomenclature of the amphibole supergroup, American Mineralogist, 97, 2031-2048   [view file]

Oberti R, Ventura G D, Boiocchi M, Zanetti A, Hawthorne F C (2017) The crystal chemistry of oxo-mangani-leakeite and mangano-mangani-ungarettiite from the Hoskins mine and their impossible solid-solution: An XRD and FTIR study, Mineralogical Magazine, 81, 707-722