Saneroite

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Saneroite
Brown crystals of the rare vanadium mineral saneroite from the type locality in Valgraveglia mine (Reppia, Ne, Graveglia Valley, Genova Province, Liguria, Italy)
General
CategoryMineral
Formula
(repeating unit)
Na2(Mn,Mn)10Si11VO34(OH)4

Saneroite (Na2(Mn,Mn)10Si11VO34(OH)4) is a silicate mineral found in Italy. It is named after Edoardo Sanero, a professor at the University of Genova.[1][2][3] It is a triclinic mineral with space group symmetry P1.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mindat.org - Saneroite
  2. ^ Webmineral.com - Saneroite
  3. ^ Handbook of Mineralogy - Saneroite
  4. ^ Basso, R.; Giusta, A.D. (1980). "The crystal structure of a new manganese silicate". Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie. 138: 332–342.