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Manganochromite-Vuorelainenite Series

A solid-solution series between two end-member minerals

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Vuorelainenite, etc.

Sätra Mine, Doverstorp ore field, Finspång, Östergötland County, Sweden

Vuorelainenite

Sätra Mine, Doverstorp ore field, Finspång, Östergötland County, Sweden

Vuorelainenite

Sätra Mine, Doverstorp ore field, Finspång, Östergötland County, Sweden

Vuorelainenite, etc.

Sätra Mine, Doverstorp ore field, Finspång, Östergötland County, Sweden

Vuorelainenite

Sätra Mine, Doverstorp ore field, Finspång, Östergötland County, Sweden

Vuorelainenite

Sätra Mine, Doverstorp ore field, Finspång, Östergötland County, Sweden

Vuorelainenite, etc.

Sätra Mine, Doverstorp ore field, Finspång, Östergötland County, Sweden

Vuorelainenite

Sätra Mine, Doverstorp ore field, Finspång, Östergötland County, Sweden

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About Manganochromite-Vuorelainenite SeriesHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Series Formula:

Mn²⁺Cr₂O₄ to Mn²⁺V₂³⁺O₄

A series between Manganochromite and Vuorelainenite

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

8628

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:8628:4

Optical Data of Manganochromite-Vuorelainenite SeriesHide

Type:

Isotropic

Crystallography of Manganochromite-Vuorelainenite SeriesHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0006637	Manganochromite	Lucchesi S, Russo U, Della Giusta A (1997) Crystal chemistry and cation distribution in some Mn-rich natural and synthetic spinels European Journal of Mineralogy 9 31-42	1997		293
0012911	Manganochromite	Raccah P M, Bouchard R J, Wold A (1966) Locality: synthetic Crystallographic study of chromium spinels Journal of Applied Physics 37 1436-1437	1966		293
0019145	Vuorelainenite	Plumier R (1962) Magnetisme - Etude par diffraction des neutrons du compose spinelle MnV2O4 Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances de l'Academie des Sciences 255 2244-2246	1962	synthetic	293

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loop_
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_publ_section_title
;
 Crystal chemistry and cation distribution in some
 Mn-rich natural and synthetic spinels
 Sample: SPN255
;
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_chemical_formula_sum 'Mn1.193 Cr1.807 O4'
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MnT   0.12500   0.12500   0.12500   1.00000   0.00830
MnM   0.50000   0.50000   0.50000   0.09650   0.00680
CrM   0.50000   0.50000   0.50000   0.90350   0.00680
O   0.26414   0.26414   0.26414   1.00000   0.00850

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- 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.


Australia
South Australia District Council of Mount Barker ⓘ Brukunga Quarry	[Manganochromite] Graham (1978) +1 other reference

Finland
North Karelia ⓘ Outokumpu mining district	[Vuorelainenite] Long +1 other reference
North Ostrobothnia Raahe ⓘ Vihanti deposit (Lampinsaari deposit; Isoaho deposit)	[Vuorelainenite] Sergeeva et al. (2011, February)

France
Occitanie Hautes-Pyrénées ⓘ Aure Valley	[Vuorelainenite] De Ascenção Guedes et al. (2002)
Nabias ⓘ Plan de Labasse	[Vuorelainenite] Brugger et al. (1999)
Bagnères-de-Bigorre Vielle-Aure ⓘ Coustou Mine	[Vuorelainenite] De Ascenção Guedes et al. (2002)

Greece
Western Macedonia ⓘ Vourinos Ophiolite complex	[Manganochromite] Grieco et al. (2012)

Japan
Ehime Prefecture Saijo City ⓘ Kurase mine	[Vuorelainenite] Tanaka et al. (2010)
Saitama Prefecture Hanno City ⓘ Komatsu mine	[Vuorelainenite] Yamada et al (2000)

Russia
Irkutsk Oblast ⓘ Ol'khonskiye Vorota Strait (Olkhon Gate)	[Manganochromite] Anna A. Koneva analytical data +1 other reference
Kamchatka Krai Yelizovsky District ⓘ Mutnovsky volcano	[Manganochromite] Bortnikova et al. (2008)
Murmansk Oblast Khibiny Massif ⓘ Kaskasnyunchorr Mountain	[Vuorelainenite] Mikhailova et al. (2007)

Spain
Canary Islands Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province Tenerife Candelaria Barranco Hondo ⓘ ~~Lava flow~~	[Vuorelainenite] Dill et al. (2023)
Catalonia Tarragona Priorat El Molar ⓘ Serrana Mine (Manganese Mine)	[Manganochromite] Joan Abella i Creus (2008)

Sweden
Östergötland County Finspång Doverstorp ore field ⓘ Sätra Mine	[Manganochromite] Zakrzewski et al. (1982) +2 other references

162173 Ryugu	[Manganochromite]

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