How do I identify Manganokhomyakovite?

Manganokhomyakovite can be identified by its hardness of 5 - 6 on the Mohs scale, Orange to orange-red. color. Look for these key characteristics when examining specimens.

What color is Manganokhomyakovite?

Manganokhomyakovite typically appears in Orange to orange-red.. Color can vary depending on impurities and formation conditions.

How hard is Manganokhomyakovite?

Manganokhomyakovite has a hardness of 5 - 6 on the Mohs scale. This gives it moderate hardness.

Manganokhomyakovite

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What is Manganokhomyakovite?

Manganokhomyakovite is a very rare mineral of the eudialyte group, with formula Na12Sr3Ca6Mn3Zr3WSi(Si9O27)2(Si3O9)2O(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2. This formula is in extended form (based on the original one), to show the presence of cyclic silicate groups and domination of silicon at the M4 site, basing on the nomenclature of the eudialyte group. Some niobium substitutes for tungsten in khomyakovite. As suggested by its name, manganokhomyakovite is a manganese-analogue of khomyakovite, the latter being more rare. The two minerals are the only group representatives, beside taseqite, with species-defining strontium, although many other members display strontium diadochy. Manganokhomyakovite is the third eudialyte-group mineral with essential tungsten (after johnsenite-(Ce) and khomyakovite).

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Formation of Manganokhomyakovite

Manganokhomyakovite, khomyakovite, johnsenite-(Ce) and oneillite are four eudialyte-group minerals discovered in alkaline rocks of Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Association of manganokhomyakovite is rich and includes: aegirine, albite, analcime, annite, kupletskite, microcline, natrolite, sodalite, titanite, wöhlerite, zircon, cerussite, galena, molybdenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, and sphalerite.