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Strontiomelane from
Le Coreux, Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Strontiomelane
Formula:Sr(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Comments:Associated with braunite and/or kanonaite. Microprobe analysis shows the replacement of Ba by Sr of up to 60%, resulting in the mineral strontiomelane.
Habit:thin acicular crystals up to 2mm
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Ion Microprobe
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Strontiomelane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Le Coreux, Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:75437
Long-form Identifier:1:3:75437:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Meisser, N., Perseil, E.-A., Brugger, J., Chiappero, P.-J. (1999) Strontiomelane, SrMn4+6Mn3+2O16, a new mineral species of the cryptomelane group from St. Marcel - Praborna, Aosta Valley, Italy. The Canadian Mineralogist, 37, 673-678.
Schreyer, Werner, Fransolet, André-Mathieu, Bernhardt, Heinz-Jürgen (2001) Hollandite–strontiomelane solid solutions coexisting with kanonaite and braunite in late quartz veins of the Stavelot Massif, Ardennes, Belgium. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 141 (5) 560-571 doi:10.1007/s004100100260
Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique (2nd ed.) Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles.
Depret, M., Hatert, F., Blondieau, M., Puccio, S., Erambert, M. M. L., Dal Bo, F., Bomal, F. (2024) Crystal chemistry of Belgian ardennites. European Journal of Mineralogy, 36 (4). 687-708 doi:10.5194/ejm-36-687-2024
 
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