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Browneite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Browneite, etc.

Zaklodzie meteorite, Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland

Browneite, etc.

Zaklodzie meteorite, Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland

Browneite, etc.

Zaklodzie meteorite, Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland

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About BrowneiteHide

Patrick R. L. Browne

Formula:

MnS

Colour:

Yellowish brown

Specific Gravity:

3.291 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Isometric

Member of:

Sphalerite Group

Name:

Named in honour of Professor Patrick R. L. Browne (b. 1941, Suva, Fiji) of the Institute of Earth, Science & Engineering, The University of Auckland, New Zealand, for his contributions to low-temperature mineralogy and petrology.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Zaklodzie meteorite, Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland

Polymorph of:

Alabandite, Rambergite

Low-temperature (<200 °C) dimorph, metastable relative to alabandite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

42751

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:42751:3

Similar NamesHide

Barneite	A rock subtype
Bornite	A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered	Cu₅FeS₄
Bornite (of Pinkerton)	A rock subtype
Braunite	A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered	Mn²⁺Mn₆³⁺(SiO₄)O₈
Brianite	A valid IMA mineral species	Na₂CaMg(PO₄)₂

IMA Classification of BrowneiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

Mn²⁺S^2-

Approval year:

2012

First published:

2012

Type description reference:

Ma, C., Beckett, J. R., Rossman, G. R. (2012) Browneite, MnS, a new sphalerite-group mineral from the Zaklodzie meteorite. American Mineralogist, 97 (11) 2056-2059 doi:10.2138/am.2012.4286

Classification of BrowneiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

2.00.

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
0 :
0 :

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Bw	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of BrowneiteHide

Transparency:

Translucent

Colour:

Yellowish brown

Tenacity:

Brittle

Density:

3.291 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Comment:

Calculated from empirical formula

Chemistry of BrowneiteHide

Mindat Formula:

MnS

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Mn	63.145 %
S	36.855 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Mn, S - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of BrowneiteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

43m - Hextetrahedral

Space Group:

F43m

Setting:

F43m

Cell Parameters:

a = 5.601 Å

Unit Cell V:

175.71 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0019735	Browneite	Ma C, Beckett J R, Rossman G R (2012) Browneite, MnS, a new sphalerite-group mineral from the Zaklodzie meteorite American Mineralogist 97 2056-2059	2012	Zaklodzie meteorite	293
0011532	Browneite	Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Crystal Structures 1 85-237	1963		293
0018216	Browneite	Mehmed F, Haraldsen H (1938) Das magnetische Verhalten der allotropen Modifikationen des Mangan(II)- Sulfides Zeitschrift fur Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie 235 193-200	1938		293

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Fe   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.01000
Ca   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.00200
S   0.25000   0.25000   0.25000   1.00000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.234 Å	(100)
1.980 Å	(63)
1.689 Å	(39)
1.400 Å	(9)
1.285 Å	(14)
1.143 Å	(19)
0.947 Å	(14)
0.886 Å	(14)

Locality:

Zaklodzie meteorite, Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland

Reference:

Ma, C., Beckett, J. R., Rossman, G. R. (2012) Browneite, MnS, a new sphalerite-group mineral from the Zaklodzie meteorite. American Mineralogist, 97 (11) 2056-2059 doi:10.2138/am.2012.4286

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 2: Planetesimal differentiation and alteration	4.566-4.550
5 : Primary asteroid phases	4.566–4.560

Type Occurrence of BrowneiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Zaklodzie meteorite, Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland

General Appearance of Type Material:

One single crystal (∼16 µm in size).

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, registration number USNM 7607.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Enstatite-rich achondrite.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Enstatite

Plagioclase

Troilite

Reference:

Ma, C., Beckett, J. R., Rossman, G. R. (2012) Browneite, MnS, a new sphalerite-group mineral from the Zaklodzie meteorite. American Mineralogist, 97 (11) 2056-2059 doi:10.2138/am.2012.4286

Synonyms of BrowneiteHide

IMA2012-008

Other Language Names for BrowneiteHide

Dutch:Browneiet

German:Browneit

Relationship of Browneite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Sphalerite Group

Other Members of Sphalerite Group:

Coloradoite	HgTe	Iso. 43m : F43m
Hawleyite	CdS	Iso. 43m : F43m
Ishiharaite	(Cu,Ga,Fe,In,Zn)S	Iso. 43m : F43m
Metacinnabar	HgS	Iso. 43m : F43m
Rudashevskyite	(Fe,Zn)S	Iso. 43m : F43m
Sphalerite	ZnS	Iso. 43m : F43m
Stilleite	ZnSe	Iso. 43m : F43m
Tiemannite	HgSe	Iso. 43m : F43m

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

1 photo of Browneite associated with Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
1 photo of Browneite associated with Troilite	FeS
1 photo of Browneite associated with Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.00.	Disulfodadsonite	Pb₁₁Sb₁₃S₃₀(S₂)_0.5	Tric. 1 : P1
2.00.	Plumosite	Pb₂Sb₂S₅

Other InformationHide

Notes:

Non fluorescent under electron beam

Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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References for BrowneiteHide

Reference List:

Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2012) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2012. CNMNC Newsletter No 13. Mineralogical Magazine, 76 (3) 807-817 doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.3.26

Ma, C., Beckett, J. R., Rossman, G. R. (2012) Browneite, MnS, a new sphalerite-group mineral from the Zaklodzie meteorite. American Mineralogist, 97 (11) 2056-2059 doi:10.2138/am.2012.4286

(2017) Browneite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for BrowneiteHide

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- 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). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.

Poland (TL)

Lublin Voivodeship

Zamość County

ⓘ Zaklodzie meteorite (TL)

Ma et al. (2012) +1 other reference

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