Category Inosilicate Strunz classification 9.DO.05 Space group C1 | Formula(repeating unit) MnSiO3 Crystal system Triclinic | |
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Crystal class Pinacoidal (1)(same H-M symbol) | ||
Pyroxmangite has the general chemical formula of MnSiO3. It is the high-pressure, low-temperature dimorph of rhodonite.
It was first described in 1913 and named for the mineral group, pyroxenes, and is known as the manganese member. It forms a series with pyroxferroite.
Pyroxmangite occurs in metamorphosed ore deposits rich in manganese. Associated minerals include spessartine, tephroite, alleghanyite, hausmannite, pyrophanite, alabandite, rhodonite and rhodochrosite.
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