| 词条 | Psilomelane | ||||
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| name = Psilomelane | category = Oxide minerals | boxwidth = | boxbgcolor = | image = Mineraly.sk - psilomelan.jpg | imagesize = 260px | caption = | formula = The general formula Ba(Mn2+)(Mn4+)8O16(OH)4 or as (Ba,H2O)2Mn5O10 Barium Manganese Oxide Hydroxide | molweight = 590.03 g/mol | system = Monoclinic | color = black with gray pyrolusite bands | habit = Botryoidal, Mammillary, Reniform | twinning = | cleavage = none | fracture = conchoidal and uneven | mohs = 5.0 - 6.0 | luster = Sub-Metallic, Dull | polish = vitreous to subadamantine | refractive = | opticalprop = | birefringence = | pleochroism = | streak = brownish black | gravity = 3.7 - 4.7 | melt = | fusibility = | diagnostic = | solubility = in hydrochloric acid | diaphaneity = Opaque | other = hard black manganese oxides such as hollandite and romanechite }} Psilomelane is a group name for hard black manganese oxides including hollandite and romanechite. Psilomelane consists of hydrous manganese oxide with variable amounts of barium and potassium. Psilomelane is erroneously, and uncommonly, known as black hematite, despite not being related to true hematite, which is an iron oxide. FormulaGeneralized formula may be represented as Ba(Mn2+)(Mn4+)8O16(OH)4 or as (Ba,H2O)2Mn5O10. It is sometimes considered to be a hydrous manganese manganate, but of doubtful composition. The amount of manganese present corresponds to 70-80% of manganous oxide with 10-15% of available oxygen. CharacteristicsPsilomelane is amorphous and occurs as botryoidal and stalactitic masses with a smooth shining surface and submetallic lustre. The mineral is readily distinguished from other hydrous manganese oxides (manganite and wad) by its greater hardness 5 to 6; the specific gravity varies from 3.7 to 4.7. The streak is brownish black and the fracture smooth. Owing to its amorphous nature, the mineral often contains admixed impurities, such as iron hydroxides. It is soluble in hydrochloric acid with evolution of chlorine gas. History and occurrenceThe name has reference to this characteristic appearance, from the Greek for (naked, smooth) and (black); a Latinized form is calvonigrite. It is a common and important ore of manganese, occurring under the same conditions and having the same commercial applications as pyrolusite. It is found at many localities; amongst those which have yielded typical botryoidal specimens may be mentioned the Restormel iron mine at Lostwithiel in Cornwall, Brendon Hills in Somerset, Hoy in Orkney, Sayn near Coblenz, Hout Bay near Cape Town, and Crimora in Augusta county, Virginia. With pyrolusite it is extensively mined in Vermont, Virginia, Arkansas, and Nova Scotia. Image gallerySee alsoOther manganese oxides:
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