Nelenite
Nelenite is a rare manganese iron phyllosilicate arsenate mineral found in Franklin Furnace, New Jersey.
| Nelenite | |
|---|---|
 Nelenite (brown) and franklinite (metallic, black), from Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey, US | |
| General | |
| Category | Phyllosilicate |
| Formula (repeating unit) | (Mn,Fe)16As3Si12O36(OH)17 or (Mn,Fe)16(Si12O30)(OH)14[As3+3O6(OH)3] |
| Strunz classification | 9.EE.15 |
| Crystal system | Monoclinic |
| Crystal class | Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol) |
| Space group | C2/m |
| Unit cell | a = 23.24, b = 13.41 c = 7.38 [Å]; β = 105.21°; Z = 2 |
| Identification | |
| Color | Light to medium brown |
| Crystal habit | Coarsely granular to massive |
| Cleavage | Perfect on {0001} |
| Mohs scale hardness | 5 |
| Luster | Vitreous, resinous |
| Streak | Light brown |
| Diaphaneity | Transparent |
| Specific gravity | 3.46 |
| Optical properties | Uniaxial (-) |
| Refractive index | nω = 1.718 nε = 1.700 |
| Birefringence | δ = 0.018 |
| Pleochroism | Visible ε = colorless and ω = light brown |
| References | [1][2][3] |
Its formula is (Mn,Fe)16As3Si12O36(OH)17[3] or (Mn,Fe)16(Si12O30)(OH)14[As3+3O6(OH)3][1]
Discovery and occurrence
It was first describe in 1984 for an occurrence in the Trotter Mine, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey. It was named for Joseph A. Nelen of the Smithsonian Institution.[1][3] It has also been reported from Montgomery County, Virginia and the Suceava district of Romania.[1] At the type locality in New Jersey it occurs associated with actinolite, calcite, willemite, tirodite, rhodonite, apatite, lennilenapeite, stilpnomelane, microcline and talc.[3]
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