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Alabandite Mineral Data

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General Alabandite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: MnS
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 87.00 gm
   Manganese  63.14 %  Mn
   Sulfur     36.86 %  S
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             100.00 % 
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Mn2+S
Help on Environment: Environment: Epithermal sulfide vein deposits.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1842
Help on Locality: Locality: Turkey, Aydin, Alabanda Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named after its locality Alabanda, Turkey.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Alabandite + Pronunciation Say ALABANDITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 41331
  Manganblende
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