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Braunite is a silicate mineral containing both di- and tri-valent manganese with the chemical formula: Mn2+Mn3+6[O8|SiO4]. Common impurities include iron, calcium, boron, barium, titanium, aluminium, and magnesium.

Key facts

Mineral.name
Braunite
Mineral.image
Braunit - San Marcel, Piemont.jpg
Mineral.imagesize
260px
Mineral.caption
Braunite, from San Marcel, Piemonte, Italy
Mineral.category
Nesosilicates
Mineral.formula
Mn2+Mn3+6[O8
Mineral.IMAsymbol
Bnt
Mineral.strunz
9.AG.05
Mineral.dana
7.5.1.3
Mineral.system
Tetragonal
Mineral.class
Ditetragonal dipyramidal (4/mmm) H-M symbol: (4/m 2/m 2/m)
Mineral.symmetry
I41/acd
Mineral.color
brownish black, steel-grey
Mineral.cleavage
{112} perfect
Mineral.mohs
6–
Mineral.luster
sub-metallic
Mineral.streak
black
Mineral.diaphaneity
opaque

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Wikidata facts

Image
Braunite-195641.jpg
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IMA Mineral Symbol
Bnt
Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
9.AG.05
Commons category
Braunite
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
9.AG.05
type locality (geology)
Friedrichroda
streak color
black
chemical formula
Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆(Si₈O₄)
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
VIII/A’.05
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