leucophoenicite

{{Infobox mineral | name = Leucophoenicite | category = Nesosilicates | boxwidth = | boxbgcolor = | image = Leucophoenicite.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Leucophoenicite from the Wessels Mine in Kuruman, South Africa. | formula = Mn7(SiO4)3(OH)2 | IMAsymbol = Lpo | molweight = | strunz = 9.AF.60 | dana = 52.3.2c.2 | system = Monoclinic | class = Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol) | symmetry = P21/a | unit cell = a = 10.84 Å b = 4.82 Å c = 11.32 Å β = 103.93°; Z = 2 | color = | habit = | twinning = | cleavage = Imperfect on {001} | fracture = | tenacity = Brittle | mohs = 5.5 to 6 | luster = Vitreous | polish = | refractive = nα = 1.751nβ = 1.771nγ = 1.782 | opticalprop = Biaxial (−) | birefringence = δ = 0.031 | 2V = 74° (measured) | dispersion = | pleochroism = Faint; rose-red ∥ {001}Colorless ⊥ {001} | fluorescence= Non-fluorescent | absorption = | streak = | gravity = | density = | melt = | fusibility = | diagnostic = | solubility = | diaphaneity = Transparent to translucent | other = | references = }}

Leucophoenicite is a mineral with formula Mn7(SiO4)3(OH)2. Generally brown to red or pink in color, the mineral gets its name from the Greek words meaning "pale purple-red". Leucophoenicite was discovered in New Jersey, US and identified as a new mineral in 1899.