University of Hamburg Mineralogical Museum of the University of Hamburg
Mineral name
 
Gjerdingenite-Mn
0,5 mm in capsule
Hölzel-No.
 
9.CB.563
Type of specimen
 
80250 HT
IMA-No. / Accepted
 
IMA 2003-015
Chemical formula
 
(K,Na)2(Mn,Fe)(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·2H2O
Type locality
 
Norway, Oppland, Lunner, Gjerdingselva
Associated minerals
 
Aegirine, albite, orthoclase, elpidite, janhaugite, kupletskite, monazite-(Ce), pyrochlore, ralstonite
Collection
 
Geowissenschaftliche Sammlungen - TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Contact person
 
Andreas Massanek
Catalogue−No. / Site
 
80250 / d 1,4
Nature of 
type specimen

 
2 bright yellow crystal fragments in a capsule
References

Gjerdingenite-Mn from Norway - a new mineral species in the labuntsovite group: descriptive data and crystal structure
Raade,G., Chukanov, N.V., Kolitsch, U., Möckel, S., Zadov, A.E., Pekov I. (2004)
European Journal of Mineralogy, 16, 979-987
Notes / Further information

Donation of the author St. Möckel.
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