Jahnsite-(MnMnMn) Mineral Data

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General Jahnsite-(MnMnMn) Information

Chemical Formula:

MnMnMn2Fe+++2(PO4)4(OH)2•8(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 889.47 gm

Manganese 24.71 % Mn 31.90 % MnO

Iron 12.56 % Fe 17.95 % Fe₂O₃

Phosphorus 13.93 % P 31.92 % P₂O₅

Hydrogen 2.04 % H 18.23 % H₂O

Oxygen 46.77 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Mn²⁺Mn²⁺Mn²⁺₂Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₄(OH)₂•8(H₂O)

IMA Status:

Not Approved IMA 1990

Locality:

Stewart mine, Pala, San Diego County, California, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Richard H. Jahns (1915-1983), mineralogist and pegmatite expert, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA.

Name Pronunciation:

Jahnsite-(MnMnMn)

Jahnsite-(MnMnMn) Image

Images:

Jahnsite-(MnMnMn)

Comments: Brownish red aggregate of jahnsite-(MnMnMn).
Location: Stewart Mine, Near Pala, San Diego Co., California, USA. Scale: Specimen Size 8x5x4 mm.
© Sergey Vasiliev / Systematic Mineralogy

Jahnsite-(MnMnMn) Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =2.0774:1:2.5933

Cell Dimensions:

a = 15.02, b = 7.23, c = 18.75, Z = 4; beta = 100.42° V = 2,002.57 Den(Calc)= 2.95

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2/a

Physical Properties of Jahnsite-(MnMnMn)

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Brown, Purplish brown, Yellow, Yellow orange.

Diaphaneity:

Transparent to Translucent

Hardness:

4 - Fluorite

Luster:

Vitreous - Adamantine

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Jahnsite-(MnMnMn)

Gladstone-Dale:

CI calc= 0.018 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2355,KC= 0.2398
Ncalc = 1.71

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.682, b=1.695, g=1.707, bire=0.0250

Calculated Properties of Jahnsite-(MnMnMn)

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.91 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Jahnsite-(MnMnMn) =2.95 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0028897106
Boson Index = 0.9971102894

Photoelectric:

PE_{Jahnsite-(MnMnMn)}= 10.64 barns/electron
U=PE_{Jahnsite-(MnMnMn)} x rElectron Density= 30.90 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Jahnsite-(MnMnMn) is Not Radioactive

Jahnsite-(MnMnMn) Classification

Dana Class:

42.11.02.04 (42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(42.11)where (AB)4 (XO4)3 Zq · x(H2O)

(42.11.02)Jahnsite Group

42.11.02.01 Jahnsite-(CaMnMg) CaMnMg2Fe2(PO4)4(OH)2•8(H2O) P 2/a 2/m

42.11.02.02 Jahnsite-(CaMnFe) CaMnFe2Fe2(PO4)4(OH)2•8(H2O) P 2/a 2/m

42.11.02.03 Jahnsite-(CaMnMn) CaMnMn2Fe2(PO4)4(OH)2•8(H2O) P 2/a 2/m

42.11.02.04 Jahnsite-(MnMnMn)* MnMnMn2Fe2(PO4)4(OH)2•8(H2O) P 2/a 2/m

Strunz Class:

08.DH.15 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

08.D - Phosphates, etc

08.DH -With large and medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 < 1:1

08.DH.15 Keckite Ca(Mn,Zn)2Fe3(PO4)4(OH)3•2(H2O) P 2₁/a 2/m

08.DH.15 Jahnsite-(CaMnFe) CaMnFe2Fe2(PO4)4(OH)2•8(H2O) P 2/a 2/m

08.DH.15 Jahnsite-(CaMnMg) CaMnMg2Fe2(PO4)4(OH)2•8(H2O) P 2/a 2/m

08.DH.15 Jahnsite-(CaMnMn) CaMnMn2Fe2(PO4)4(OH)2•8(H2O) P 2/a 2/m

08.DH.15 Jahnsite-(MnMnMn)* MnMnMn2Fe2(PO4)4(OH)2•8(H2O) P 2/a 2/m

08.DH.15 Kaluginite* (Mn,Ca)MgFe(PO4)2(OH)•4(H2O) C cca 2/m 2/m 2/m

08.DH.15 Rittmannite MnMnFeAl2(OH)2(PO4)4•8(H2O) P 2/a 2/m

08.DH.15 Whiteite-(MnFeMg) (Mn,Ca)(Fe,Mn)Mg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2•8(H2O) P 2/a 2/m

08.DH.15 Whiteite-(CaFeMg) Ca(Fe,Mn)Mg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2•8(H2O) P 2₁/a 2/m

08.DH.15 Whiteite-(CaMnMg) CaMnMg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2•8(H2O) P 2/a 2/m

08.DH.15 Jahnsite-(CaFeFe)! (Ca,Mn)(Fe,Mn)Fe2Fe2(PO4)4(OH)2•8(H2O) P 2/a 2/m

08.DH.15 Jahnsite-(NaFeMg)! NaFeMg2Fe2(PO4)4(OH)2•8H2O P 2/a 2/m

08.DH.15 Jahnsite-(CaMgMg)! CaMgMg2Fe2(PO4)4(OH)2•8H2O P 2/a 2/m

08.DH.15 Jahnsite-(NaMnMg)! NaMnMg2Fe2(PO4)4(OH)2•8H2O P 2/a 2/m

Other Jahnsite-(MnMnMn) Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Jahnsite-(MnMnMn) :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - Google Images
4 - Google Scholar
5 - MinDAT
6 - MinMax(Deutsch)
7 - MinMax(English)
8 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info

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Jahnsite-(MnMnMn)

MnMnMn2Fe+++2(PO4)4(OH)2•8(H2O)
Dana No: 42.11.02.04 Strunz No: 08.DH.15
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