Rambergite Mineral Data

General Rambergite Information

Chemical Formula:

MnS

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 87.00 gm

Manganese 63.14 % Mn

Sulfur 36.86 % S

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Mn²⁺S

Environment:

Found in anoxic laminated sediments rich in organic matter. Dimorphic relationship with alabandite.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1995 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Gotland Deep, Baltic Sea, off the coast of Sweden. Also found in a skarn in the Garpenberg area, Dalarna, Sweden. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after Hans Ramberg (1917-1998), Professor of Mineralogy and Petrology at the University of Chicago, then at the University of Uppsala, Sweden.

Name Pronunciation:

Rambergite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

IMA1995-028

Rambergite Image

Images:

Rambergite Hauerite

Comments: Small black octahedral crystals of hauerite with small brown crystals of rambergite.
Location: Ronneburg U deposit, Gera district, Thuringia, Germany. Scale: Picture size 0.8 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Images:

Rambergite

Comments: Dark reddish-brown rambergite mass in matrix.
Location: Ronneberg, Thuringen, Germany. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Rambergite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:1.61836

Cell Dimensions:

a = 3.975, c = 6.433, Z = 2; V = 88.03 Den(Calc)= 3.28

Crystal System:

Hexagonal - Dihexagonal PyramidalH-M Symbol (6mm) Space Group: P 6₃mc

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 1.82(1)(103), 3.445(0.89)(100), 1.988(0.82)(110),3.217(0.72)(002), 3.036(0.66)(101), 1.691(0.63)(112),

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Eriksson L , Kalinowski M P , Acta Crystallographica, Section E , 57 (2001) p.i92-i93, Mn1-xFexS, x=0.05, an example of an anti-wurtzite structure, Locality: synthetic

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Physical Properties of Rambergite

Cleavage:

{001} Distinct, {110} Distinct

Color:

Brown, Black.

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Fracture:

Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.

Habit:

Hexagonal - Six-sided crystal shape in cross-section or habit.

Habit:

Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).

Hardness:

4 - Fluorite

Luster:

Resinous

Streak:

brown

Optical Properties of Rambergite

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (+/-), a=2.62-2.77, b=2.62-2.77, bire=0.0000.

RL Color:

Steel gray with brown-red internal reflections.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Rambergite in Air**
λ	R₁	R₂	∑ R₁(λ)	∑ R₂(λ)
470 nm	24.50	22.10
546 nm	22.60	20.50
589 nm	22.10	20.00
650 nm	21.60	19.60

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Rambergite in Air**
Relative Intensity	0%	50%	100%	150%	200%	250%	300%	350%	400%	440%
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Calculated Properties of Rambergite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.09 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Rambergite =3.28 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0027641817
Boson Index = 0.9972358183

Photoelectric:

PE_Rambergite= 18.54 barns/electron
U=PE_Rambergite x rElectron Density= 57.32 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Rambergite is Not Radioactive

Rambergite Classification

Dana Class:

02.08.07.04 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

(02.08)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:1

(02.08.07)Wurtzite Group (Hexagonal: P63mc)

02.08.07.01 Wurtzite (Zn,Fe)S P 6₃mc 6mm

02.08.07.02 Greenockite CdS P 6₃mc 6mm

02.08.07.03 Cadmoselite CdSe P 6₃mc 6mm

02.08.07.04 Rambergite! MnS P 6₃mc 6mm

Strunz Class:

02.CB.45 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.C - Metal Sulfides, M:S = 1:1 (and similar)

02.CB -With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, Au, etc

02.CB.45 Cadmoselite CdSe P 6₃mc 6mm

02.CB.45 Greenockite CdS P 6₃mc 6mm

02.CB.45 Rambergite! MnS P 6₃mc 6mm

02.CB.45 Wurtzite (Zn,Fe)S P 6₃mc 6mm

Other Rambergite Information

References:

NAME( CanMin, 8/99) PHYS. PROP.(MinRec, Vol 33, p 168) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.83,p1117,1998)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Rambergite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
8 - MinDAT
9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
10 - Online Mineral Museum
11 - QUT Mineral Atlas
12 - Ruff.Info

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Rambergite

MnS
Dana No: 02.08.07.04 Strunz No: 02.CB.45
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