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Kanoite Mineral Data
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General Kanoite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Mn++,Mg)2Si2O6 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 246.73 gm |
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Magnesium 4.93 % Mg 8.17 % MgO |
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Manganese 33.40 % Mn 43.13 % MnO |
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Silicon 22.77 % Si 48.71 % SiO2 |
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Oxygen 38.91 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Mn2+1.5Mg0.5Si2O6 |
| Environment: |
In a seam cutting a pyroxmangite-cummingtonite metamorphic rock. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1977 |
| Locality: |
From near Tatehira, Oshima Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Hiroshi Kano, Professor of Petrology, Akita University, Akita, Japan. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Kanoite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 100757 |
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PDF 29-865 |
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