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Birnessite from
Birness, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK


Classification
Species:Birnessite
Formula:(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
Comments:Minute black crystals in grains (< 8 mm) of manganese oxide.
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Birnessite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Birness, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2002
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2002:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Jones, L. H. P., Milne, Angela A. (1956) Birnessite, a new manganese oxide mineral from Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 31 (235) 283-288 doi:10.1180/minmag.1956.031.235.01
Embrey, Peter G. (1978) Fourth supplementary list of British minerals. Mineralogical Magazine, 42 (322) 169-177 doi:10.1180/minmag.1978.042.322.01
 
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