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Also known as delatorreite

thumb|Polyhedral representation of the todorokite structure.

Key facts

Mineral.name
Todorokite
Mineral.category
Manganese minerals
Mineral.boxwidth
24
Mineral.image
Manjiroite-Todorokite-Calcite-174093.jpg
Mineral.caption
Todorokite with manjioite and calcite from the Smartt Mine, Kuruman District, South Africa
Mineral.IMAsymbol
Tdr
Mineral.molweight
583.05 g/mol
Mineral.strunz
4.DK.10 (10 ed) 4/D.09-10 (8 ed)
Mineral.dana
7.8.1.1
Mineral.system
Monoclinic
Mineral.class
Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)
Mineral.symmetry
P2/m (no. 11)
Mineral.color
Dark brown or brownish black, brown in transmitted light
Mineral.habit
Aggregates of minute lathlike crystals
Mineral.twinning
Contact twins are common
Mineral.cleavage
Perfect on {100} and {010}
Mineral.luster
Metallic to dull, silky in aggregates
Mineral.refractive
Greater than 1.74

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Todorokite-mrz290a.jpg
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general formula
(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)₁₋ₓ(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O
Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
4.DK.10
Commons category
Todorokite
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
4.DK.10
IMA Mineral Symbol
Tdr
chemical formula
(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)₁-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
IV/D.03b
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18 sections
Contents
  • Structure
  • Unit cell
  • Appearance
  • Optical properties
  • Physical properties
  • Solubility
  • Other characteristics
  • Type locality
  • Occurrence and associations
  • Other localities
  • Austria
  • Brazil
  • Cuba
  • Portugal
  • South Africa
  • United States
  • See also
  • References

{{Infobox mineral | name = Todorokite | category = Manganese minerals | boxwidth = 24 | boxbgcolor = | image = Manjiroite-Todorokite-Calcite-174093.jpg | caption = Todorokite with manjioite and calcite from the Smartt Mine, Kuruman District, South Africa | formula = | IMAsymbol = Tdr | molweight = 583.05 g/mol | strunz = 4.DK.10 (10 ed) 4/D.09-10 (8 ed) | dana = 7.8.1.1 | system = Monoclinic | class = Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol) | symmetry = P2/m (no. 11) | color = Dark brown or brownish black, brown in transmitted light | habit = Aggregates of minute lathlike crystals | twinning = Contact twins are common | cleavage = Perfect on {100} and {010} | fracture = | tenacity = | mohs = | luster = Metallic to dull, silky in aggregates | refractive = Greater than 1.74 | opticalprop = Biaxial | birefringence = nearly 0.02 | pleochroism = X = dark brown, Z = yellowish brown | streak = Black or dark brown | gravity = 3.5 to 3.8 | melt = | fusibility = Does not fuse | diagnostic = | solubility = Soluble in acids | diaphaneity = Opaque, transparent in very thin slivers | other = | references = }}

thumb|Polyhedral representation of the todorokite structure.

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