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Skemmatite

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A variety of Romanèchite

Apparent mixture of ferroan romanechite and pyrolusite, once believed to be a direct alteration product of pyroxmangite and considered by Dana and others as a ferrian wad.

Classification of Skemmatite

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Other Names for Skemmatite

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Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Skemmatite

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Ford and Bradley (1913), American Journal of Science: 36: 169.

Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged: 566.

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