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Cryptomelane : K(Mn4+,Mn2+)8O16

Reaphook Hill, Martins Well, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia

Photo & specimen J.Ralph.
Photo ID: 39    View Count: 1268

Cryptomelane : K(Mn4+,Mn2+)8O16

Reaphook Hill, Martins Well, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia

A 2.8 by 1.7 cms specimen of botryoidal masses on Scholzite crystals. JSS specimen and photograph.
 © JSSPhoto ID: 101663    View Count: 241

Cryptomelane : K(Mn4+,Mn2+)8O16, Collinsite : Ca2(Mg,Fe2+)[PO4]2 · 2H2O, Scholzite : CaZn2(PO4)2·2H2O

Reaphook Hill, Martins Well, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia

Botryoidal greay cryptomelane overgrown by drusy white zincian collinsite, and some fine needles of white scholzite. Photo and specimen: R. Bottrill. Size: 45mm across.
 © R. BottrillPhoto ID: 208027    View Count: 58

Cryptomelane : K(Mn4+,Mn2+)8O16

Bihain, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg Province, Belgium

Size: 5 x 2,5 cm

Collection and photo: Arliguie M
 © Arliguie MPhoto ID: 92498    View Count: 189

Cryptomelane : K(Mn4+,Mn2+)8O16

Bihain, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg Province, Belgium

Sample size: 8 X 5,5 cm

Collection and photo: Arliguie M
 © Arliguie MPhoto ID: 183363    View Count: 92

Cryptomelane : K(Mn4+,Mn2+)8O16

Bel Air Mine, La Chapelle Largeau, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France

Field of view: 4mm, Photo & Collection: JM.Johannet.
 © JM. JohannetPhoto ID: 47941    View Count: 365

Multiple photos availableCryptomelane : K(Mn4+,Mn2+)8O16, Quartz : SiO2

Kamariza Mines (Kamareza Mines), Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamariza), Lavrion District Mines, Lavrion (Laurion; Laurium) District, Attikí (Attica; Attika) Prefecture, Greece

Sprays of black cryptomelane needles on quartz. The one in the SE corner is 1.15 mm long. Specimen obtained from Francesco Bonotti at Tisnov show, May 2008 - thanks!
 © Ł Kruszewski 2007Photo ID: 176435    View Count: 109

Cryptomelane : K(Mn4+,Mn2+)8O16

Esperanza Mine, Lavrion Mines, Lavrion (Laurion; Laurium), Lavrion District Mines, Lavrion (Laurion; Laurium) District, Attikí (Attica; Attika) Prefecture, Greece

field of view 4mm.Photo & collection Paolo Grosso
 © paolo grossoPhoto ID: 111431    View Count: 159

Cryptomelane : K(Mn4+,Mn2+)8O16, Pyrolusite : MnO2

Hátsó Tarnóca Quarry, Kisnána, Mátra Mts., Heves Co., Hungary

Stalactitic, black manganese oxides mix (cryptomelane,pyrolusite).
Width ofthe picture:6mm
 © Tamás Ungvári 2006Photo ID: 52678    View Count: 206

Multiple photos availableCryptomelane : K(Mn4+,Mn2+)8O16, Braunite : Mn2+Mn3+6[O8|SiO4]

Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto Vara, Vara Valley, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy

SEM image of fibrous agregate of megascopicaly black, aegirine-like cryptomelane from quartz vein in namansilite-quartz rock. While the same vein contain greenish-grey fibres of very Cl-rich cerchiaraite, I'd suppose, that this mineral is another more deep-green (almost black) variety of cerchiaraite. But this mineral show composition intermediate ...
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 187755    View Count: 98
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