Manjiroite R060379



Name: Manjiroite
RRUFF ID: R060379
Ideal Chemistry: Na(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Locality: Wessels mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, South Africa
Source: Michael Scott S100035 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Steel gray bed of parallel fibers
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
Mineral Group: [ Coronadite (13) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060379.2
Sample Description: Microprobe fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Na0.60K0.28Ca0.12)(Mn4+7.40Mn2+0.44Mg0.11Si0.03Al0.02)O16ยท2H2O
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R060379
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R060379.1
Sample Description: Powder
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R060379.9
Sample Description: Powder, using Mo radiation
Cell Refinement Output: a: 9.970(5)Å    b: 9.970(5)Å    c: 2.8613(6)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 284.4(3)Å3    Crystal System: tetragonal
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REFERENCES for Manjiroite

Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]

Nambu M, Tanida K (1967) Manjirōite, a new manganese dioxide mineral, from Kohare Mine, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, Journal of the Japanese Association of Mineralogists, Petrologists and Economic Geologists, 58, 39-54   [view file]

Fleischer M (1968) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 53, 2103-2106   [view file]

Biagioni C, Capalbo C, Pasero M (2013) Nomenclature tunings in the hollandite supergroup, European Journal of Mineralogy, 25, 85-90   [view file]

Kolitsch U, Rieck B, Brandstätter F, Schreiber F, Fabritz K, Blaß G, Gröbner J (2014) Neufunde aus dem alten Bergbau und den Schlacken von Lavrion (I), Mineralien Welt, 1, 60-75

Vafeas N A, Viljoen K S, Blignaut L C (2018) Characterization of fibrous cryptomelane from the todorokite-cryptomelane mineral assemblage at the Sebilo mine, Northern Cape Province, South Africa, The Canadian Mineralogist, 56, 65-76

Post J E, McKeown D A, Heaney, P J (2020) Raman spectroscopy study of manganese oxides: Tunnel structures, American Mineralogist, 105, 1175-1190   [view file]

Post J E, Heaney P J, Fischer T B, Ilton E S (2022) Manjiroite or hydrous hollandite?, American Mineralogist, 107, 564-571