Manganese-bearing Calcite
A variety of Calcite
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About Manganese-bearing Calcite
Formula:
(Ca,Mn)CO3
A calcite rich in manganese.
Compare also kutnohorite (with ordered Ca/Mn and a Ca:Mn ratio of ideally 1:1).
Originally reported from Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovak Republic.
Compare also kutnohorite (with ordered Ca/Mn and a Ca:Mn ratio of ideally 1:1).
Originally reported from Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovak Republic.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
2526 (as Manganese-bearing Calcite)
859 (as Calcite)
859 (as Calcite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:2526:9 (as Manganese-bearing Calcite)
mindat:1:1:859:4 (as Calcite)
mindat:1:1:859:4 (as Calcite)
Chemistry of Manganese-bearing Calcite
Mindat Formula:
(Ca,Mn)CO3
Element Weights:
Elements listed:
Synonyms of Manganese-bearing Calcite
Other Language Names for Manganese-bearing Calcite
Simplified Chinese:锰方解石
Common Associates
Associations Based on Photo Data:
| 495 photos of Manganese-bearing Calcite associated with Quartz | SiO2 |
| 335 photos of Manganese-bearing Calcite associated with Pyrite | FeS2 |
| 219 photos of Manganese-bearing Calcite associated with Calcite | CaCO3 |
| 171 photos of Manganese-bearing Calcite associated with Sphalerite | ZnS |
| 101 photos of Manganese-bearing Calcite associated with Fluorite | CaF2 |
| 99 photos of Manganese-bearing Calcite associated with Galena | PbS |
| 77 photos of Manganese-bearing Calcite associated with Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| 69 photos of Manganese-bearing Calcite associated with Kutnohorite | CaMn2+(CO3)2 |
| 40 photos of Manganese-bearing Calcite associated with Löllingite | FeAs2 |
| 33 photos of Manganese-bearing Calcite associated with Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Manganese-bearing Calcite
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References for Manganese-bearing Calcite
Reference List:
Schulman, James H., Evans, Lyle W., Ginther, Robert J., Murata, K. J. (1947) The Sensitized Luminescence of Manganese‐Activated Calcite. Journal of Applied Physics, 18 (8). 732-739 doi:10.1063/1.1697831
El Ali, Ahmad; Barbin, Vincent; Calas, Georges; Cervelle, Bernard; Ramseyer, Karl; Bouroulec, Jacqueline (1993) Mn2+-activated luminescence in dolomite, calcite and magnesite: quantitative determination of manganese and site distribution by EPR and CL spectroscopy. Chemical Geology, 104 (1-4). 189-202 doi:10.1016/0009-2541(93)90150-h
Localities for Manganese-bearing Calcite
Showing 456 localities.
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The Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Afghanistan | |
| Qaisar et al. (2023) |
Argentina | |
| Raúl J. Tauber Larry´s collection |
| Brodtkorb (2002) +1 other reference | |
| C. Lemanski (re-entry lost Mindat data) |
| Peña (1970) +1 other reference | |
| Peña (1970) |
Armenia | |
| Kovalenker et al. (1991) +1 other reference |
| Karamyan (1957) |
Australia | |
| Ashley et al. (1997) |
| Kawachi et al. (1994) |
| Staubmann et al. (2025) |
| Ramdohr (1950) |
| Keith F Compton collection | |
| Keith F Compton collection | |
| Updated list originally distributed by ... |
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| Paul et al. (2015) |
| Francis (2010) |
| Groves et al. (2003) |
| R Bottrill unpublished data 2017 |
| Booth (1989) |
Austria | |
| Exel (1993) |
| Hiden (1997) |
| Niedermayr et al. (1995) |
| Puttner (1985) |
| Richter et al. (1991) |
| Strasser (1989) |
| Meixner (1979) |
| Exel (1993) | |
Bolivia | |
| USGS Bulletin # 1975 +1 other reference |
| Osvaldo R. Arce Burgoa (2007) | |
Brazil | |
| Varentsov (1996) |
Bulgaria | |
| Zagyu +4 other references |
| annual.mgu.bg (2004) |
| Rohrmeier et al. (2013) |
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| Dobrev | |
| Kaiser-Rohrmeier et al. (2004) +2 other references |
| Kostova et al. (2004) |
| A. Piestrzynski (2001) |
| Nadya Giorgieva specimen | |
| Василева et al. (2003) |
| Dimitrov (1961) |
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| Georgiev (2008) |
Canada | |
| Hora et al. (2006) |
| Febbo et al. (2019) |
| P & E Mining Consultants Inc. Report No. 161 (2009) | |
| Heinrich (1962) |
| Blackadar (1981) |
| Bill Morgenstern personally collected |
| Bill Morgenstern personally collected |
China | |
| Jiuling Zhang (1982) |
| Pingyi Wan (2002) |
| Pingyi Wan (2002) | |
| Gongqin Zhang (1986) +1 other reference | |
| Pingyi Wan (2002) | |
| Jiuling Zhang (1982) +1 other reference | |
| Pingyi Wan (2002) | |
| Pingyi Wan (2002) | |
| Qi Zhou et al. (2013) |
| Qi Zhou et al. (2013) |
| Mao Jingwen et al. (2000) |
| Jianguo Yang et al. (2010) | |
| Liangkai Gu (1986) |
| Liangkai Gu (1986) |
| Liangkai Gu (1986) | |
| Jiuling Zhang (1982) +3 other references |
| Hunan Metallurgical Geology Research Team 236 (1977) +1 other reference |
| Guangxiang Cheng (1984) +1 other reference |
| Laiyong Qin et al. (2007) |
| Xiao et al. (2022) | |
| Hunan Metallurgical Geology Research Team 236 (1977) +2 other references |
| Hunan Metallurgical Geology Team 236 (1982) | |
| Chen et al. (2018) |
| Qi Zhou et al. (2013) |
| www.minport.com (n.d.) +1 other reference | |
| Qi Zhou et al. (2013) | |
| Qi Zhou et al. (2013) | |
| Qi Zhou et al. (2013) | |
| Qi Zhou et al. (2013) |
| Jiuling Zhang (1982) |
| Hunan Metallurgical Geology Team 236 (1982) +2 other references | |
| Xu et al. (2021) | |
| Jiuling Zhang (1982) +1 other reference |
| USGS Open-File Report 03-220 |
| Jiuling Zhang (1982) |
| She et al. (2022) |
| Jingqu Yao (1992) |
| Jingqu Yao (1992) | |
| Jingqu Yao (1992) |
| Shouquan Zhu (1996) |
| Rongqing Li (1993) |
| Rongqing Li (1993) |
| Lavinsky (n.d.) |
| Collector's Edge specimen |
| Lavinsky (n.d.) |
| Yirang Chen (1981) +1 other reference |
| www.minport.com (n.d.) |
| Metallurgical Geology Research Team 236 (1977) +1 other reference |
| Jiafu Sun (1993) |
| Ziqiang Wei (1976) |
| Hunan Metallurgical Geology Team 236 (1982) |
| Zhao +4 other references |
| Tang et al. (1999) +1 other reference |
| Shouquan Zhu (1994) |
| Shouquan Zhu (1996) | |
| Mengjun Ceng (1992) +1 other reference |
| Hunan Metallurgical Geology Team 236 (1982) +2 other references | |
| Mengjun Ceng (1992) +1 other reference |
| Tan et al. (2025) |
| Wu et al. (2026) | |
| USGS Bull. 2143 |
| Ottens et al. (2012) |
| Shigan Huang et al. (1986) |
| Baisheng Zhang (1998) |
| Libo Hao et al. (1994) +1 other reference |
| Jun Huang et al. (2010) |
| Caiwen Cai (1983) +2 other references |
| Jiuling Zhang (1982) |
| Jiuling Zhang (1982) +1 other reference |
| Zhao et al. (2003) |
| Zhao et al. (2003) | |
| Zhao et al. (2003) | |
| Zhao et al. (2003) | |
| Ye et al. (2026) |
| Jiuling Zhang (1982) |
| Gongqin Zhang (1986) +1 other reference |
| Gongqin Zhang (1986) +1 other reference | |
| Jiuling Zhang (1982) +1 other reference |
| Pingyi Wan (2002) |
| Pingyi Wan (2002) |
| Li et al. (2024) |
| Pingyi Wan (2002) |
| Pingyi Wan (2002) | |
| Pingyi Wan (2002) | |
| Pingyi Wan (2002) | |
| Jiuling Zhang (1982) |
| Bing Zhou et al. (2007) |
| Jiuling Zhang (1982) |
| Jiuling Zhang (1982) +1 other reference |
| Jiuling Zhang (1982) |
| Wangsheng Zhang et al. (1998) |
| Zuoheng Zhang et al. (2012) |
| Jiuling Zhang (1982) +1 other reference | |
| Zhang et al. (2022) +1 other reference |
| Meixiang et al. (1987) |
| Meixiang et al. (1987) | |
| Hongjun Liu (1987) +2 other references |
| Hunan Metallurgical Geology Research Team 236 (1977) +1 other reference |
| ZHANG et al. (2014) +1 other reference |
| Jiuling Zhang (1982) |
| Wenxin Yu (1980) +4 other references |
| Pirajno (2009) |
France | |
| Henwood (1871) |
| BRGM (1981) |
| De Bondt (n.d.) |
| Bourgoin (2009) |
Georgia | |
| Varentsov (1996) |
Germany | |
| Bender et al. (1994) |
| Meyer et al. (2024) |
| Petrov (n.d.) |
| - (1986) |
Ghana | |
| Mücke et al. (1999) |
Greece | |
| Peter Kohorst |
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| Tzamos +8 other references | |
| Φωτιάδης (2010) |
Greenland | |
| Frey (1982) |
| Frey (1982) | |
Honduras | |
| Walter R. Kellogg (M&W Minerals) |
Hungary | |
| Koch (1985) |
| GEODA/2000 |
| Koch (1985) |
| Szakáll et al. (1996) +1 other reference |
| Koch (1985) |
India | |
| Narayanan Kutty et al. (1977) |
Indonesia | |
| Milési et al. (1999) |
Iran | |
| Daliran (2008) |
Ireland | |
| Yesares et al. (2022) |
Italy | |
| Petrov (n.d.) |
| Antofilli et al. (1983) | |
| Pipino (1984) |
| Bruno Marello Coolected +1 other reference |
| Peters et al. (1978) |
| Cocco et al. (2022) |
Japan | |
| Toyofumi Yoshimura et al. (1969) |
| Mineralogical .Journal Japan (1982) |
| Nambu et al (1979) |
| Shimizu et al. (1998) |
| Eijun Ohta (1991) +1 other reference |
| Kamitani et al. (2007) |
| - (n.d.) |
| - (n.d.) |
| - (n.d.) |
| Nambu et al. (1961) | |
| Watanabe (1959) |
| - (n.d.) |
| Momoi (1964) |
| Narita (1961) |
| T. Matsukuma (1958) |
| Kim et al. (1989) |
| Dekov et al. (2023) | |
| - (unpublished species lists maintained by local collectors) +1 other reference |
| WATANABE et al. (1961) |
| Ohe Rikosha specimens | |
Kazakhstan | |
| A. Kasatkin data |
Kosovo | |
| [www.thamesvalleyminerals.com] |
Kyrgyzstan | |
| Filippov et al. (2013) |
Madagascar | |
| Behier (1960) |
| Palache et al. (1951) |
Mexico | |
| Beinlich et al. (2019) |
| Sotelo (2016) |
| Bardo Tavizon Collection |
| Lavinsky (n.d.) |
| Megaw (2023) | |
| Reyes (2020) |
| Alejandro Felix Collection |
| Arthur L. Flagg Collection No. 1316 |
| Farrington (1900) |
| King (n.d.) |
| John Sobolewski collection |
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| Canet et al. (2009) |
Morocco | |
| Varentsov (1996) |
| Bouabdellah et al. (2022) |
Namibia | |
| Wall et al. (2008) |
| Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (1999) |
New Zealand | |
| Courtney (1991) |
| Sameshima et al. (1991) |
| Coombs et al. (1993) |
| Christie et al. (1996) |
| Collection of Rod Martin |
| Rod Martin Collection |
North Korea | |
| Kinosaki (1941) |
Norway | |
| Foslie (1949) |
| Foslie (1949) | |
| Foslie (1949) | |
| Foslie (1949) | |
Pakistan | |
| Qaisar et al. (2023) |
Papua New Guinea | |
| Dugmore et al. (1998) |
| Siedner (1959) |
| Sillitoe (1985) | |
Peru | |
| Hyrsl et al. (2003) +1 other reference |
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| André-Mayer et al. (2002) |
| Richard Dale Collection |
| Rob Lavinsky specimen |
| Fabre (n.d.) |
| Hyrśl (2012) | |
| Crowley et al. (1997) |
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| Hyrsl et al. (2003) | |
| s21.q4cdn.com (2021) | |
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| Gerard van der Veldt collection |
Philippines | |
| South-East Asian Oil |
Poland | |
| Korczyńska-Oszacka (1975) +1 other reference |
| Wilamowski et al. (2002) |
| Chabros E. |
| Kubicki et al. (1984) |
Romania | |
| Hârtopanu et al. (1996) |
| Hirtopanu et al. (2000) |
| Dincă et al. (2022) |
| Damian (2003) |
| Mariaș (2005) |
| [www.thamesvalleyminerals.com] | |
| Mariaș (2005) | |
| Mariaș (2005) | |
| Mariaș (2005) | |
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| visual identification & pXRF analysis & pers. comm. (Łukasz Kruszewski) |
| Extra Lapis 4:pp 74 |
| Rădulescu Dan | |
Russia | |
| Amplieva (2008) |
| Okrugin et al. (an Example of Mutnovsky Geothermal Area, Southern Kamchatka) +1 other reference |
| Seltmann et al. (2010) |
| Kuleshov et al. (2002) | |
| Kassandrov et al. (2009) |
| Kassandrov et al. (2009) | |
| Seltmann et al. (2010) |
| Savva et al. (2019) |
| Pavel M. Kartashov (n.d.) |
| library.iem.ac.ru (n.d.) | |
| Sharkov (2009) |
| Talovina et al. (2003) |
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| Pavel M. Kartashov (n.d.) | |
| Stepanov et al. (2021) |
Slovakia | |
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| S.Šimko | |
| Koděra et al. (1986) |
| Koděra et al. (1986) |
| Kodě +1 other reference |
| Lipold (1867) | |
| Koděra et al. (1986) |
| Koděra et al. (1986) |
| Koděra et al. (1986) |
| Koděra et al. (1986) |
| Koděra et al. (1986) |
| Koděra et al. (1986) | |
| Rojkovič (2001) |
| Koděra et al. (1986) |
| Koděra et al. (1986) | |
| Koděra et al. (1986) |
| Kaličiak |
| Ďuďa R. | |
| Ďuďa R. | |
| Koděra et al. (1986) +1 other reference |
| Koděra et al. (1986) |
| Koděra et al. (1986) |
| Koděra et al. (1986) |
| Ďuďa |
| Duda et. all. |
| Koděra et al. (1986) |
| Koděra et al. (1986) |
| Ďuďa |
| Koděra et al. (1986) |
| Koděra et al. (1986) |
South Africa | |
| Preston (2009) |
| Fitton (2022) +1 other reference | |
| Geoff Krasnov collection |
| Gutzmer (1996) | |
South Korea | |
| Econ Geol (1990) |
Spain | |
| Jiménez-Millán et al. (1993) +1 other reference |
| Mineralogistes de Catalunya (2/3) |
| Honrubia et al. (2002) |
Sweden | |
| Weibull (1884) |
| Weibull (1884) | |
| Weibull (1884) |
| Weibull (1884) | |
| Koark (1970) |
| Natural History Museum |
| Nysten (1984) |
| Holtstam +6 other references |
Switzerland | |
| Stalder et al. (1998) |
| Geiger T. (1948) |
| Stalder et al. (1998) |
| Stalder et al. (1998) | |
| Stalder et al. (1998) |
| Geiger T. (1948) +1 other reference |
| Geiger T. (1948) | |
| Geiger T. (1948) | |
| Stalder et al. (1998) |
| Stalder et al. (1998) |
Taiwan | |
| Yuan Wang +2 other references |
Tajikistan | |
| Moralev et al. (1999) |
Turkey | |
| Öztürk (1997) |
| Öztürk (1997) | |
| Gultekin et al. (2016) |
| Alacer Gold |
| Cansu et al. (2025) |
| Öztürk et al. (1995) |
| Ergili (2023) |
Turkmenistan | |
| Vladimir A. Maltsev (1993) |
UK | |
| Russell (1946) |
| SMLS journal July/ Aug 1999 |
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| Golley et al. (1995) |
| Russell (1946) |
| Render (n.d.) |
| Turner (2006) |
| Burr (1996) |
Ukraine | |
| Sokol et al. (2018) |
| Chukanov (2005) |
| Jiuling Zhang (1982) +1 other reference |
| Varentsov (1996) |
USA | |
| Philpotts et al. (1998) |
| Bonillas (1917) +3 other references |
| Arizona Bureau of Mines files. +5 other references | |
| Luetcke (n.d.) |
| Farnham (1961) +1 other reference | |
| MRDS database Dep. ID #10026964 |
| Wilson (1933) +1 other reference |
| Wilson (1933) +1 other reference |
| Wilson (1933) +1 other reference | |
| - (n.d.) |
| Bancroft et al. (1990) | |
| - (n.d.) |
| Wilson (1933) | |
| Wilson (1933) | |
| Wilson (1933) +1 other reference | |
| Wilson (1933) | |
| Wilson et al. (1934) +1 other reference |
| Bancroft et al. (1990) | |
| MRDS database Dep. ID file #10039916 |
| C. Lemanski |
| Farnham (1961) +2 other references |
| Wilson (1933) |
| Wilson (1933) +2 other references |
| Wilson (1933) | |
| Wilson (1933) | |
| A.I.M.E. Ore deposits of the western states (1933) | |
| Wilson et al. (1933) +1 other reference | |
| Wilson (1933) +1 other reference |
| Wilson (1933) |
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| Pelletier |
| Murdoch (1966) | |
| Bowen et al. (1957) +2 other references |
| Flohr (1992) +1 other reference |
| Howard H. J. (2011) |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
| Barnes (1985) |
| Muntyan (1995) |
| Holmes et al. (1983) |
| U.S. Geological Survey Professional ... | |
| U.S. Geological Survey Professional ... | |
| Eckel et al. (1997) | |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
| Eckel et al. (1997) | |
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| Eckel et al. (1997) |
| Ream (2004) |
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| Heyl et al. (1965) |
| Heyl et al. (1965) | |
| Mines of the Washington D.C Area |
| Heyl et al. (1965) | |
| Heyl et al. (1965) | |
| Heinrich et al. (2004) |
| Heinrich et al. (2004) |
| Heinrich et al. (2004) |
| Ore Deposits of the Northern part of the Park (Indian Creek) +2 other references |
| Oyelayo et al. (2026) |
| Econ Geol (1985) |
| Hayes et al. (2012) |
| Guilbert et al. (1964) |
| Jenkins et al. (2002) |
| Anthony (1997) |
| Manchester (1931) |
| - (1936) |
| - (1936) | |
| Jerry Cone Collection |
| Rocks & Min.: 60:130-135. |
| Wilson | |
| Wilson et al. (1978) | |
| Bullock (1981) |
| Bullock (1981) |
| Personal Collection |
| Dietrich (1990) |
| Tracy et al. (2003) |
| Derkey et al. (1990, November) |
| Valentine et al. (1960) +1 other reference |
| Falster et al. (1996) |
| Cordua (1998) |
| Falster (1981) |
Zimbabwe | |
| Cairncross (2004) |
| Cairncross (2004) |
| Cairncross (2004) |
Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa