Aurorite

Mineral of manganese and silver
(repeating unit)(Mn2+,Ag,Ca)Mn4+3O7·3H2OIMA symbolAroIdentificationColorBlack, pale brown in transmitted light at the edges of very thin, platy grainsLusterMetallicSpecific gravity3.81

Aurorite is a dark-colored mineral with the chemical formula (Mn2+,Ag,Ca)Mn4+3O7·3H2O. It is named for its type locality, the North Aurora mine in White Pine County, Nevada.[1]

References

  1. ^ Aurorite Archived 2019-04-06 at the Wayback Machine on mindat.org
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External links

  • Aurorite data sheet
  • Aurorite on the Handbook of Mineralogy
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