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Mangangordonite

A valid IMA mineral species
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About MangangordoniteHide

Formula:
Mn2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
Colour:
Colorless, white, may be stained yellow, tan, or brown
Lustre:
Vitreous
Hardness:
3
Specific Gravity:
2.36
Crystal System:
Triclinic
Name:
Named for being the manganese dominant analogue to gordonite.
Dimorph of:
The Mn2+ analogue of gordonite.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
2469
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:2469:9
GUID
(UUID V4):
8ee4646a-d757-478f-a920-e65d5de447c4

IMA Classification of MangangordoniteHide

Classification of MangangordoniteHide

8.DC.30

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
D : Phosphates, etc. with additional anions, with H2O
C : With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 1:1 and < 2:1
42.11.14.5

42 : HYDRATED PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
11 : (AB)3(XO4)2Zq·xH2O
19.12.9

19 : Phosphates
12 : Phosphates of Mn

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

SymbolSourceReference
MgdoIMA–CNMNCWarr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of MangangordoniteHide

Vitreous
Transparency:
Transparent, Translucent
Colour:
Colorless, white, may be stained yellow, tan, or brown
Streak:
White
Hardness:
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
Perfect
{010}
Density:
2.36(3) g/cm3 (Measured)    2.35 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of MangangordoniteHide

Type:
Biaxial (+)
RI values:
nα = 1.556(1) nβ = 1.561(1) nγ = 1.571(2)
2V:
Measured: 70° to 71°, Calculated: 71°
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.015
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:
Low
Dispersion:
r > v strong
Optical Extinction:
Z ≃ c.

Chemistry of MangangordoniteHide

Mindat Formula:
Mn2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O

Crystallography of MangangordoniteHide

Crystal System:
Triclinic
Class (H-M):
1 - Pinacoidal
Space Group:
P1
Cell Parameters:
a = 5.257(3) Å, b = 10.363(4) Å, c = 7.040(3) Å
α = 105.44(3)°, β = 113.07(3)°, γ = 78.69(4)°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.507 : 1 : 0.679
Unit Cell V:
338.29 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
1
Morphology:
Fanlike to radial aggregates of bladed crystals. Tabular on {010}, elongate on [001], forms {010}, {100}, {110}, and {011}.

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0014828MangangordoniteLeavens P B, Rheingold A L (1988) Crystal structures of gordonite, MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2(H2O)6*2H2O, and its Mn analog Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1988 265-27019880293
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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
4.77 Å(100)
6.39 Å(80)
3.18 Å(70)
9.96 Å(60)
2.86 Å(50)
2.59 Å(40)
3.90 Å(30)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Type Occurrence of MangangordoniteHide

General Appearance of Type Material:
Nearly equant to bladed crystals up to 2 mm (Kings Mountain), bladed crystals and divergent aggregates up to 1 mm long (Newry, Maine).
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada, 54513; National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, 162695.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Complex zoned granite pegmatite.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Reference:
Leavens, P.B., White, J.S., Robinson, G.W., Nelen, J.A. (1991) Mangangordonite, a new phosphate mineral from Kings Mountain, North Carolina and Newry, Maine, USA. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte: 1991: 169-176.

Synonyms of MangangordoniteHide

Other Language Names for MangangordoniteHide

Relationship of Mangangordonite to other SpeciesHide

Other Members of this group:
FerrolaueiteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2OTric. 1 : P1
GordoniteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2OTric. 1 : P1
Kastningite(Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2OTric. 1 : P1
KummeriteMn2+Fe3+Al(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2OTric. 1 : P1
LaueiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2OTric. 1 : P1
ParavauxiteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2OTric. 1 : P1
SigloiteFe3+Al2(PO4)2(OH)3 · 7H2OTric. 1 : P1
StewartiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2OTric. 1 : P1
UshkoviteMgFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2OTric. 1 : P1

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
3 photos of Mangangordonite associated with Kastningite(Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
2 photos of Mangangordonite associated with LaueiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
1 photo of Mangangordonite associated with BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
1 photo of Mangangordonite associated with KingsmountiteCa3MnFeAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
1 photo of Mangangordonite associated with PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
1 photo of Mangangordonite associated with RockbridgeiteFe2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5
1 photo of Mangangordonite associated with StrunziteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O
1 photo of Mangangordonite associated with Jahnsite-(CaMnMn){Ca}{Mn2+}{Mn2+2}{Fe3+2}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
1 photo of Mangangordonite associated with VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
1 photo of Mangangordonite associated with AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

8.DC.IanbruceiteZn2(AsO4)(OH) · 3H2OMon. 2/m : P21/b
8.DC.CésarferreiraiteFe2+ Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.DC.FerrivauxiteFe3+Al2(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.DC.HeimitePbCu2(AsO4)(OH)3 · 2H2OMon. 2/m
8.DC.05NissoniteCu2Mg2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 5H2OMon. 2/m : B2/b
8.DC.07EuchroiteCu2(AsO4)(OH) · 3H2OOrth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
8.DC.10LegranditeZn2(AsO4)(OH) · H2OMon. 2/m : P21/b
8.DC.12StrashimiriteCu8(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 5H2OMon.
8.DC.15ArthuriteCuFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2OMon. 2/m : P21/b
8.DC.15EarlshannoniteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2OMon. 2/m : P21/b
8.DC.15OjuelaiteZnFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2OMon. 2/m : P21/b
8.DC.15WhitmoreiteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2OMon. 2/m : P21/b
8.DC.15Cobaltarthurite(Co,Mg)Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2OMon. 2/m : P21/b
8.DC.15BendadaiteFe2+Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2OMon. 2/m : P21/b
8.DC.15KunatiteCuFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2OMon. 2/m : P21/b
8.DC.15UM2006-27-PO:FeHZnZnFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2OMon.
8.DC.15UKI-2006-(PO:AlCuFeH)Fe2+Al3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
8.DC.17KleemaniteZnAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 3H2OMon.
8.DC.20BermaniteMn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2OMon. 2/m : P2/b
8.DC.20CoralloiteMn2+Mn3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.DC.20MagnesiobermaniteMgMn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2OMon. 2 : P21
8.DC.22KovdorskiteMg2(PO4)(OH) · 3H2OMon. 2/m : P21/b
8.DC.25FerristrunziteFe3+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2OTric.
8.DC.25FerrostrunziteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2OTric.
8.DC.25MetavauxiteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2OMon. 2/m : P21/b
8.DC.25MetavivianiteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.DC.25StrunziteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.DC.25ZincostrunziteZnFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6.5H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.DC.27BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2OMon. m : Bb
8.DC.27TvrdýiteFe2+Fe3+2 Al3(PO4)4(OH)5(H2O)4 · 2H2OMon. 2/m : B2/b
8.DC.27ZincoberauniteZnFe3+5(PO4)4(OH)5 · 6H2OMon. 2/m : B2/b
8.DC.30GordoniteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.DC.30LaueiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.DC.30ParavauxiteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.DC.30PseudolaueiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2OMon. 2/m : P21/b
8.DC.30SigloiteFe3+Al2(PO4)2(OH)3 · 7H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.DC.30StewartiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.DC.30UshkoviteMgFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.DC.30FerrolaueiteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.DC.30Kastningite(Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.DC.30MaghrebiteMgAl2(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.DC.30NordgauiteMnAl2(PO4)2(F,OH)2 · 5H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.DC.30Kayrobertsonite[MnAl2(PO4)2(OH)2(H2O)4] · 2H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.DC.30KummeriteMn2+Fe3+Al(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.DC.32TinticiteFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 3H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.DC.32KamarizaiteFe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 3H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.DC.35VauxiteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.DC.37VantasseliteAl4(PO4)3(OH)3 · 9H2OOrth.
8.DC.40CacoxeniteFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2OHex. 6/m : P63/m
8.DC.45Gormanite(Fe2+,Mg)3(Al,Fe3+)4(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2OTric.
8.DC.45Souzalite(Mg,Fe2+)3(Al,Fe3+)4(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2OTric. 1
8.DC.47KingiteAl3(PO4)2F2(OH) · 7H2OTric.
8.DC.50WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
8.DC.50AllanpringiteFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2OMon. 2/m : P21/m
8.DC.50FluorwavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
8.DC.52KribergiteAl5(PO4)3(SO4)(OH)4 · 4H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.DC.55MapimiteZn2Fe3+3(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 10H2OMon. m : Bm
8.DC.57OgdensburgiteCa2Fe3+4(Zn,Mn2+)(AsO4)4(OH)6 · 6H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmmm
8.DC.60Nevadaite(Cu2+,Al,V3+)6Al8(PO4)8F8(OH)2 · 22H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
8.DC.60CloncurryiteCu0.5(VO)0.5Al2(PO4)2F2 · 5H2OMon. 2/m : P21/b
8.DC.62KenngottiteMn2+3Fe3+4(PO4)4(OH)6(H2O)2 Mon. 2/m : P2/b
8.DC.67MolinelloiteCu(H2O)(OH)V4+O(V5+O4)Tric. 1 : P1
8.DC.70WhitecapsiteH16Fe2+5Fe3+14Sb3+6(AsO4)18O16 · 120H2OHex. 6/m : P63/m

Other InformationHide

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

Internet Links for MangangordoniteHide

References for MangangordoniteHide

Localities for MangangordoniteHide

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Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Brazil
 
  • Minas Gerais
    • Galiléia
      • Sapucaia do Norte
Sergio Varvello collection
Europe
 
Berbain et al. (2012)
France
 
  • Occitanie
    • Pyrénées-Orientales
      • Céret
        • Collioure
BERBAIN. C et al. (2012)
Germany
 
  • Bavaria
    • Upper Palatinate
      • Neustadt an der Waldnaab District
        • Waidhaus
          • Hagendorf
www.berthold-weber.de (2001)
Uwe Kolitsch collection (SXRD- and EDS-analysed) +2 other references
Russia
 
  • Murmansk Oblast
    • Voron'i Tundry
Pekov (1998)
USA (TL)
 
  • Maine
    • Oxford County
      • Newry
Leavens et al. (1991) +1 other reference
  • North Carolina
    • Cleveland County
      • Kings Mountain
Smithsonian Institution Mineral ... +3 other references
 
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