| Glaucochroite | |
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 Glaucochroite found in New Jersey | |
| General | |
| Category | Silicate mineral |
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Formula (repeating unit) | CaMnSiO4 |
| Strunz classification | 9.AC.05 |
| Dana classification | 51.3.2.3 |
| Crystal system | Orthorhombic |
| Identification | |
| Color | Bluish-gray, pink, brown, or white |
| Fracture | Conchoidal, sub-conchoidal |
| Mohs scale hardness | 6 |
| Luster | Vitreous, sub-vitreous, resinous |
| Streak | white |
| Optical properties | Biaxial (−) |
| References | [1] |
Glaucochroite is a calcium manganese nesosilicate mineral with formula CaMnSiO4. It occurs in metamorphosed limestones.
It was first described in 1899 in Franklin Furnace, Sussex County, New Jersey.
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| Glaucochroite | |
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Glaucochroite found in New Jersey | |
| General | |
| Category | Silicate mineral |
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Formula (repeating unit) | CaMnSiO4 |
| Strunz classification | 9.AC.05 |
| Dana classification | 51.3.2.3 |
| Crystal system | Orthorhombic |
| Identification | |
| Color | Bluish-gray, pink, brown, or white |
| Fracture | Conchoidal, sub-conchoidal |
| Mohs scale hardness | 6 |
| Luster | Vitreous, sub-vitreous, resinous |
| Streak | white |
| Optical properties | Biaxial (−) |
| References | [1] |
Glaucochroite is a calcium manganese nesosilicate mineral with formula CaMnSiO4. It occurs in metamorphosed limestones.
It was first described in 1899 in Franklin Furnace, Sussex County, New Jersey.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Glaucochroite.
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