General Information:
Chemical Formula:CaMnSiO4
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 156.47 gm)Calcium 25.61 %
CaMagnesium 15.53 %
MgSilicon 17.95 %
SiOxygen 40.90 %
O Empirical Formula: CaMgSiO4
Environment:Metamorphosed limestone containing manganese minerals.
Locality:Franklin Furnace, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA.
Physical Properties: Cleavage:[001] Indistinct
Color:green, white, or pinkish.
Density:3.4
Diaphaniety:Translucent
Habits:Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix., ,
Hardness:6 - Orthoclase
Luminescence:Non-fluorescent.
Luster:Vitreous (Glassy)
Streak:white
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