sursassite
Sign in to saveSursassite is a sorosilicate mineral. It was first discovered in 1926. It was first found in the Sursass (Oberhalbstein), a district of Graubünden, Switzerland. It is generally found in deposits of metamorphosed manganese.
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- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 9.BG.15
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 9.BG.15
- crystal system
- monoclinic crystal system
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- Sursassite
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Ss
- chemical formula
- Mn²⁺₂Al₃(SiO₄)(Si₂O₇)(OH)₃
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- VIII/B.15a
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Sursassite is a sorosilicate mineral. It was first discovered in 1926. It was first found in the Sursass (Oberhalbstein), a district of Graubünden, Switzerland. It is generally found in deposits of metamorphosed manganese.
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