Manganosite R060695
Name: Manganosite
RRUFF ID: R060695
Ideal Chemistry: MnO
Locality: Franklin, New Jersey, USA
Source: Bob Jenkins
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Dark green coarse prismatic crystals associated with calcite and red zincite
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
Mineral Group: [ Rocksalt (18) ]
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CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060695.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: Mn2+1.00O ; trace amounts of Mg
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample. Raman modes are forbidden by symmetry. The peaks that are present in this sample correspond to a surface coating of MnO2 ramsdellite
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample. Raman modes are forbidden by symmetry. The peaks that are present in this sample correspond to a surface coating of MnO2 ramsdellite
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R060695
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 4.47(1)Å    b: 4.47(1)Å    c: 4.47(1)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 89.60(5)Å3    Crystal System: cubic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Manganosite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

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]

Blomstrand C W (1874) Manganosit, ett nytt mineral från Vermland, Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 2, 179-183   [view file]

Jay A H, Andrews K W (1945) Note on oxide systems pertaining to steel-making furnace slags FeO-MnO, FeO-MgO, CaO-MnO, MgO-MnO, The Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute (London), 152, 15-18

Welin E (1968) Notes on the mineralogy of Sweden 6. X-ray powder data for minerals from Långban and the related mineral deposits of Central Sweden, Arkiv för Mineralogi och Geologi, 4, 499-541

Taylor D (1984) Thermal expansion data: I. Binary oxides with the sodium chloride and wurtzite structures, MO, Transactions and Journal of the British Ceramic Society, 83, 5-9

Gavarri J R, Arabski J, Jasienska S, Janowski J, Garel C (1985) Structural evolution of manganosite: comparison of properties of nonstoichiometric manganese and iron monoxides, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 58, 56-70