Mineralpedia Details for Marokite
Marokite
- Formula
- CaMn3+2O4
- Crystal System
- Orthorhombic
- Crystal Habit
- Prismatic, Fibrous
- Cleavage
- Perfect, Good, None
- Luster
- Metallic
- Color
- black
- Streak
- red brown
- Class
- Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
- Hardness
- 6.5
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Marokite from Tachgagalt mine, Ouarzazate prov., Morocco
- Special Info
- Type Locality
This is type locality for this rather uncommon calcium-manganese oxide. It is mostly massive with crystalline areas showing elongated plates.
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