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Mcgillite

mcgillite

(Mn,Fe)8Si6O15(OH)8Cl2

Mcgillite mineral information and data

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Overview

Mcgillite is a rare, monoclinic, pseudohexagonal mineral of the Pyrosmalite group, with the formula Mn2+8Si6O15(OH)8Cl2. It was first approved in 1979, and is named for McGill University. Mcgillite is found in the Sullivan Mine, Kimberley, Kootenay district, British Columbia, Canada; the Kyurazawa mine, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan; and at one location in Romania. At the Sullivan mine, it forms as fracture fillings in a manganese-rich portion of quartzite and argillite within a metamorphosed lead-zinc deposit. It is pink in color.

Scientific references

  1. Mcgillite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3853400 Link
  2. Mcgillite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mcgillite Link