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Manasseite Group

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Sjögrenite
Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden
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Formula:
M
2+
6
R
3+
2
(OH)
 
16
CO
 
3
·4H
 
2
O, where M
2+
 
 = Mg or Fe and R
3+
 
 = Al, Cr, or Fe


Structurally layer-lattices based on a stacking of hydroxide layers along [0001], as in brucite.

See also the related Hydrotalcite Group.


Classification of Manasseite Group

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Chemical Properties of Manasseite Group

Formula:
M
2+
6
R
3+
2
(OH)
 
16
CO
 
3
·4H
 
2
O, where M
2+
 
 = Mg or Fe and R
3+
 
 = Al, Cr, or Fe

Relationship of Manasseite Group to other Species

Group Members:
Barbertonite
Mg
 
6
(Cr,Al)
 
2
(CO
 
3
)(OH)
 
16
 · 4H
 
2
O
Fougèrite
(Fe
2+
 
,Mg)
 
6
Fe
3+
2
(OH)
 
18
 · 4H
 
2
O
Manasseite
Mg
 
6
Al
 
2
(CO
 
3
)(OH)
 
16
 · 4H
 
2
O
Sjögrenite
Mg
 
6
Fe
3+
2
(CO
 
3
)(OH)
 
16
 · 4H
 
2
O

Other Information

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References for Manasseite Group

Reference List:

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Frondel (1941): Constitution and polymorphism of the pyroaurite and sjögrenite groups. American Mineralogist 26: 295.

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: 653 (as Sjogrenite Group).

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    • Localities for Manasseite Group

    The map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.
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    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Australia
     
    • Tasmania
      • Corinna-Savage River district
    		[Sjögrenite] Bottrill & Taheri, 2008, Savage River mine, Unpub. Rept, Mineral Resources Tasmania
      • Huon district
        • Weld river
    		[Sjögrenite] Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
      • Trial Harbour district
    		[Sjögrenite] Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
      • Zeehan district
        • Mt Heemskirk mineral field
    		[Sjögrenite] Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
        • North Dundas
    		[Barbertonite] R Bottrill, unpublished data
    Austria
     
    • Carinthia
      • Friesach - Hüttenberg area
        • St Martin am Silberberg
    		[Fougèrite] Blaß, G., Graf, H.-W. & Pichler, A. (1997): Sekundäre Neubildungen in Schlacken von St. Martin am Silberberg in Kärnten (2). Mineralien-Welt, 8(6), 54-55.
    Brazil
     
    • São Paulo
      • Cajati
    		[Manasseite] MinRec 15:261-270
    Canada
     
    • Québec
      • Chaudière-Appalaches
        • Les Appalaches RCM
          • Saint-Julien
    		[Sjögrenite] SABINA, A.P. (1967) Geological Survey of canada Paper, 66-51, 170p
    Czech Republic
     
    • Moravia (Mähren; Maehren)
      • South Moravia Region
        • Letovice (Lettowitz)
    		[Barbertonite] Ulrych, J.: Stichtit z hadcového tělesa od Slatinky u Letovic. Časopis pro mineralogii a geologii, 1966, roč. 11, č. 3, s. 311-315.
    Denmark
     
    • Capital Region
      • Copenhagen
    		[Fougèrite] Genin et al. (2005) Solid State Sciences, 7, 545-572.
    France
     
    • Auvergne
      • Puy-de-Dôme
        • Saint-Amant-Tallende
          • Aydat
    		[Fougèrite] Symposium OS09, OS09 : TUam05 : G7, Authigenic Fe(II)-Fe(III) Oxihydroxides in Lacustrine Anoxic sediments (Aydat Lake, France), Evidenced by Sequential Chemical Extractions and Mössbauer Spectrometry, http://www.the-conference.com/JConfAbs/6/OS09.pdf.
    • Brittany
      • Ille-et-Vilaine
        • Fougères
    		[Fougèrite] F. Trolard et al.: CRAS (Paris), serie IIa, no. 232:1015-1022 (1996)
    • Languedoc-Roussillon
      • Pyrénées-Orientales
        • Céret
          • Prats de Mollo-La Preste (Prats de Molló-La Presta)
    		[Manasseite] Dubru. M, (1986) Pétrologie et géochimie du marbre à brucite et des borates associés au gisement de tungstène de Costabonne, (Pyrénées orientales, France) 930p
    Germany
     
    • Bavaria
      • Upper Palatinate
        • Oberpfälzer Wald
          • Oberviechtach
            • Winklarn
    		[Sjögrenite] Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001
    Hungary
     
    • Pest Co.
      • Visegrádi Mts.
        • Dunabogdány
    		[Manasseite] Harangi, S. et al. (2009): Dunabogdány: Zeolites, laccolith, contact zone, Field Trip 2, 9th September 2009. MinPet2009 field trip booklet, 17 pp.
    Italy
     
    • Sardinia
      • Cagliari Province
        • Teulada
    		[Sjögrenite] Conti L, Cozupoli D., Lombardi G, Traversa g. 1970 - Segnalazione di Sjögrenite nelle contattiti presso Teulada (Sardegna meridionale) Per. Min. Roma, vol. 39 A, (special volume), pp. 119-127
    • Veneto
      • Vicenza Province
        • Astico Valley
          • Cogollo del Cengio
            • Pedescala
    		[Sjögrenite] Boscardin M.,Daleffe A.,Rocchetti I., Zordan A. (2011) " Minerali del Vicentino - Aggiornamenti, località e nuove determinazioni " Museo di Archeologia e Scienze Naturali “G. Zannato” – Montecchio Maggiore (Vicenza), pp.183
        • Posina
          • Borcola Pass
    		[Sjögrenite] Boscardin M.,Daleffe A.,Rocchetti I., Zordan A. (2011) " Minerali del Vicentino - Aggiornamenti, località e nuove determinazioni " Museo di Archeologia e Scienze Naturali “G. Zannato” – Montecchio Maggiore (Vicenza), pp.183
          • Mt. Pasubio
    		[Sjögrenite] Boscardin M.,Daleffe A.,Rocchetti I., Zordan A. (2011) " Minerali del Vicentino - Aggiornamenti, località e nuove determinazioni " Museo di Archeologia e Scienze Naturali “G. Zannato” – Montecchio Maggiore (Vicenza), pp.183
    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Chubu Region
        • Aichi prefecture
          • Shinshiro city
    		[Sjögrenite]
    [Sjögrenite] Alfredo Petrov - unpublished document - 2007
    Kazakhstan
     
    • Northern Kazakhstan Province (Soltüstik Qazaqstan Oblysy; Severo-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast')
      • Zlatogorsk
        • Zlatogorsk ultramafic intrusion
    		[Sjögrenite] Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    Morocco
     
    • Souss-Massa-Draâ Region
      • Ouarzazate Province
        • Tazenakht
          • Bou Azer District (Bou Azzer District)
            • Ightem
    		[Sjögrenite] Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68
    New Zealand
     
    • North Island
      • Manawatu-Wanganui
        • Tararua
          • Maharahara
    		[Barbertonite] Railton, G.L. & Watters, W.A. (1990): Minerals of New Zealand
    Norway
     
    • Buskerud
      • Modum
        • Snarum
    		[Manasseite] Frondel, C. (1941): Constitution and polymorphism of the pyroaurite and sjögrenite groups. American Mineralogist. 26, 295-315.
    • Hordaland
      • Bergen
        • Arna
    		[Manasseite] Neumann, H. (1985): Norges Mineraler. Norges geologiske Undersøkelse Skrifter 68 p. 103
        • Fana
    		[Manasseite] Collection of Naturhistorisk Museums, Bergen, Norway
    Poland
     
    • Upper Silesia (Śląskie)
      • Zawiercie District
    		[Manasseite] Koszowska E., Salata D. 2001: Minerals of the hydrotalcite group in metasomatically altered carbonate rocks from Zawiercie, S Poland. Mineralogia Polonica, vol. 32, no 1, 69-84
    Russia
     
    • Central Region
    		[Fougèrite] Pavel M. Kartashov data
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Prebaikalia (Pribaikal'e)
        • Irkutskaya Oblast'
          • Zheleznogorsk
    		[Sjögrenite] Mazurov, M.P., Grishina, S.N., Istomin, V.E., and Titov, A.T. (2007): Geology of Ore Deposits 49(4), 271-284.; Mazurov et al (2007) Geology of Ore Deposits, 49, 271–284.
    • Northern Region
      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Kola Peninsula
          • Kovdor Massif
    		[Manasseite] http://maurice.strahlen.org/kola/kovdor.htm
    [Manasseite] [World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    South Africa
     
    • Mpumalanga Province
    		[Barbertonite] Am Min 26 (1941), 295
        • Kaapsche Hoop (Kaapsehoop)
    		[Barbertonite] Rocks & Min.: 21:275.
    Sweden
     
    • Värmland
      • Filipstad
    		[Sjögrenite] Progr.Abstr.Min.Soc.Amer.(1940) p. 6; Nysten, P., Holtstam, D. and Jonsson, E. (1999) The Långban minerals. In Långban - The mines,their minerals, geology and explorers (D. Holtstam and J. Langhof, eds.), Swedish Museum of Natural History and Raster Förlag, Stockholm & Chr. Weise Verlag, Munich, pp. 89-183.
    [Manasseite] No reference listed
        • Persberg district
    		[Sjögrenite] Östra Värmlands Mineral Society,Långban,Sweden
    UK
     
    • Scotland
      • Shetland Islands
        • Mainland
          • Cunningsburgh
    		[Barbertonite] Anthony, J. W. et al. (1997): Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. 3, 39
        • Unst
          • Baltasound-Haroldswick area
    		[Sjögrenite] Dr Stephen Moreton collection.
    USA
     
    • California
      • San Francisco Co.
        • San Francisco
    		[Sjögrenite] Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 340; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 199.
      • Sonoma Co.
        • Healdsburg
    		[Sjögrenite] Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 200.
    [Sjögrenite] www.minresco.com/syst/s.htm
    • New Jersey
      • Sussex Co.
        • Franklin Mining District
          • Ogdensburg
            • Sterling Hill
    		[Sjögrenite] Dunn, P.J. & Leavens, Min.Rec.:12:371-372: (1981); Dunn(1995):Pt4:625.
    • New York
    		[Manasseite] John H. Betts (2009) "The minerals of New York City", Rocks & Minerals, 84, 204-240.
      • Orange Co.
        • Town of Warwick
    		[Manasseite] Frondel (1941)
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