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Name: Buserite RRUFF ID: R070067 Ideal Chemistry: Na4Mn14O27·21H2O (?) Locality: Oppu mine (Lower 7 level), Aomori-ken, Japan Source: Michael Scott S101442 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Smooth dark brown loose nodules stored in water Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
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REFERENCES for Buserite | |
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Giovanoli R, Feitknecht W, Fischer F (1971) Über Oxidhydroxide des vierwertigen Mangans mit Schichtengitter. 3. Mitteilung: Reduktion von Mangan(III)-manganat(IV) mit Zimtalkohol, Helvetica Chimica Acta, 54, 1112-1124 |
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Jeffries D S, Stumm W (1976) The metal-adsorption chemistry of buserite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 14, 16-22 [view file] |
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Burns R G, Burns V E, Stockman H W (1983) A review of the todorokite-buserite problem: implications to the mineralogy of marine manganese nodules, American Mineralogist, 68, 972-980 [view file] |
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