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Berzeliite-Manganberzeliite Series

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Varenche Mine, Saint-Barthélemy, Nus, Aosta Valley, Italy
© Paolo Grosso

System:Isometric
Series Formula:
NaCa
 
2
(Mg,Mn
2+
 
)
 
2
[AsO
 
4
]
 
3
-
(Ca,Na)
 
3
(Mn
2+
 
,Mg)
 
2
[AsO
 
4
]
 
3
A series between Berzeliite and Manganberzeliite

A series that is isometric hexoctahedral with a crystal structure similar to that of the Garnet Group [A2B3(SIO4)3].

Classification of Berzeliite-Manganberzeliite Series

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Crystallography of Berzeliite-Manganberzeliite Series

Crystal System:Isometric

Optical Data of Berzeliite-Manganberzeliite Series

Type:Isotropic

Other Information

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References for Berzeliite-Manganberzeliite Series

Reference List:Bubeck and Machatschki (1935) Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie, Leipzig: 90: 44.

Thilo (1941) Naturwissenschaftliche Abhandlungen, Vienna: 29: 329.

McConnell (1942) American Mineralogist: 27: 452.

Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 681.

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