Manganese Mn
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Two pieces of manganese metal
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(C) 2005 W. Oelen (via Wikimedia Commons). CC-BY-SA-3.0
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2
SXES
Metal , Element
Manganese oxyhydroxide MnOOH
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5
0
IR
Hydroxide , Compound
Marcasite FeS2
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Open
Marcasite (FeS2) from Zeche Friedrich Der Grasse Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Photo by Svea Lin Rodgers, Smithsonian Institution, CC0
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IR
Mineral, Sulphide
Masuyite Pb(UO2 )3 O3 (OH)2 ·3H2 O
Minerals containing H2O , Minerals containing OH —
Open
Masuyite (red spherical aggregates) and becquerelite (yellow) with fourmarierite (dark red/umber), on uraninite matrix, from Shinkolobwe, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0
4
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PL
Hydroxide , Mineral, Uranyl , Hydrated
Meionite Ca4 Al6 Si6 O24 (CO3 )
Minerals containing CO3 , Scapolite (group) —
Open
Meionite (scapolite) crystals in a quartz matrix, from Bolton Lime Quarries, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA
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Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0
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2
Reflectance
Mineral, Aluminosilicate , Carbonate
Meliphanite Ca4 (Na,Ca)4 Be4 AlSi7 O24 (F,O)4
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Open
Meliphanite specimen from Langesundsfjorden, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway
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Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0
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IL, PL, PL/XL
Mineral, Aluminosilicate
Mercury sulphide HgS
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Cinnabar , Hypercinnabar
Open
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2009 JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/), CC-BY-SA-3.0
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1
SXES
Sulphide , Compound
Merwinite Ca3 Mg(SiO4 )2
Minerals containing SiO4 —
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PL
Mineral, Silicate
Mesolite Na2 Ca2 (Si9 Al6 )O30 ·8H2 O
Minerals containing H2O —
1
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PL
Mineral, Hydrated , Aluminosilicate
Meta-autunite Ca(UO2 )2 (PO4 )2 ·6H2 O
Meta-autunite (group) , Minerals containing H2O , Minerals containing PO4 —
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Specimen of meta-autunite, from Les Ruaux mine, St Symphorien-de-Marmagne, Montcenis, Burgundy, France. Specimen M 27680, Museums Victoria.
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Photo by Frank Coffa, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)
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PL
Mineral, Orthophosphate , Hydrated , Uranyl , Phosphate
Metanatroautunite Na(UO2 )(PO4 )·3H2 O
Meta-autunite (group) , Minerals containing H2O , Minerals containing PO4 —
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Metanatroautunite specimen from granite quarry, 10 km south-south-west of Lake Boga, Victoria, AU. Specimen M 47385, Museums Victoria.
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Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)
9
0
PL
Mineral, Orthophosphate , Phosphate , Uranyl , Hydrated
Mica A Z 2-3 (X , Si)4 O10 (O, F, OH)2 Clay Margarite , White mica , Zinnwaldite , Paragonite , Tainiolite , Dark mica , Lepidolite , Illite-Smectite 12.0A , Polylithionite , Muscovite , Muscovite-Paragonite (series) , Biotite , Celadonite , Illite-Smectite 11.5A , Glauconite
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Muscovite specimen from Divino das Laranjeiras, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil. Size: 6 x 5.3 x 3.9 cm
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2010 Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com, CC-BY-SA-3.0
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Reflectance
Hydroxide , Group , Silicate
Microcline KAlSi3 O8
K feldspar Amazonite
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Microcline (var. amazonite) specimen from Crystal Peak, Park Co., CO, USA
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Photo by Chip Clark, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
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1
Reflectance
Mineral, Aluminosilicate
Microlite (Na,Ca)2 Ta2 O6 (O,OH,F)
Microlite (group) —
Open
Microlite from Amelia, Amelia County, Virginia, USA. Size: 4.6 x 3.3 x 2.9 cm
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Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0
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PL
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Milarite KCa2 (Be2 AlSi12 )O30 ·H2 O
Osumilite (group) , Minerals containing H2O —
Open
Milarite specimen from Venero 1 Quarry, Cadalso de los Vidrios, Madrid, Spain
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Photo by Christian Rewitzer (on wikimedia.org), CC-BY-SA 3.0
6
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PL, PL/XL
Mineral, Silicate , Hydrated
