Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock.
Hardness:
5-6 - Between Apatite and Orthoclase
Luminescence:
Non-fluorescent.
Luster:
Adamantine
Magnetism:
Nonmagnetic
Streak:
brown
Optical Properties of Manganosite
Gladstone-Dale:
CI meas= -0.142 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.095 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2157,KPDmeas= 0.2249,KC= 0.197 Ncalc = 2.02 - 2.06
Optical Data:
Isotropic, n=2.16-2.17.
RL Color:
Gray with emerald-green internal reflections.
Reflectivity
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Manganosite in Air
λ
R
∑ R(λ)
400 nm
13.80
420 nm
14.40
440 nm
15.00
460 nm
14.80
480 nm
14.50
500 nm
14.20
520 nm
14.00
540 nm
13.90
560 nm
13.80
580 nm
13.60
600 nm
13.50
620 nm
13.60
640 nm
13.60
660 nm
13.60
680 nm
13.60
700 nm
13.60
Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Manganosite in Air
Relative Intensity
0%
70%
100%
140%
210%
280%
350%
420%
490%
560%
630%
640%
R
Calculated Properties of Manganosite
Electron Density:
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.02 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Manganosite =5.40 gm/cc.
Fermion Index:
Fermion Index = 0.0001082603 Boson Index = 0.9998917397
Photoelectric:
PEManganosite = 20.52 barns/electron U=PEManganosite x rElectron Density= 103.11 barns/cc.
Radioactivity:
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Manganosite is Not Radioactive
Chemical Formula: 
