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Manganosite

manganosite

Mn²⁺O

Manganosite: Mineral information, data and localities.

Manganosite: Mineral information, data and localities. — via www.mindat.org · Source

Overview

Manganosite is a rare mineral composed of manganese(II) oxide MnO. It was first described in 1817 for an occurrence in the Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It has also been reported from Langban and Nordmark, Sweden and at Franklin Furnace, New Jersey. It also occurs in Japan, Kyrgyzstan and Burkina Faso. It occurs in manganese nodules. It also occurs as alteration of manganese minerals such as rhodocrosite during low oxygen metamorphism and metasomatism.

Scientific references

  1. Manganosite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q419114 Link
  2. Manganosite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manganosite Link