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CA(MN MG FE)(CO3)2 [1 record]

Record 1 2012-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies)
Ca(Mn+2,Mg,Fe+2)(CO3)2
formula, see observation
Ca(Mn,Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
formula, see observation
DEF

... a rare carbonate mineral, ... member of the dolomite group ...

CONT

Kutnahorite occurs as massive and granular material in veins; the color is almost always some shade of pink, although highly calcian material may be nearly white. The luster is vitreous; the rhombohedral cleavage is well-developed; cleavage surfaces are commonly curved; and large masses of coarsely-crystallized material are known.

OBS

Etymology: Kutnohorite is named after its type locality which is near Kutna Hora in the Czech Republic.

OBS

Chemical formulas: Ca(Mn+2,Mg,Fe+2)(CO3)2 or Ca(Mn,Mg,Fe)(CO3)2

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Ca(Mn+2,Mg,Fe+2)(CO3)2
formula, see observation
Ca(Mn,Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
formula, see observation
DEF

Minéral (carbonate) du système cristallin rhomboédrique, du groupe de la dolomite, formant deux séries avec la dolomie et l'ankérite, blanc à rose pâle, translucide.

OBS

Certains auteurs ont signalé l'existence d'une manganodolomite [...] Il semble qu'il s'agisse en fait de dolomite où une partie du magnésium serait remplacée par du manganèse (on l'a appelée kutnahorite).

OBS

Étymologie : de la localité de Kutna-Hora en République tchèque.

OBS

Formules chimiques : Ca(Mn+2,Mg,Fe+2)(CO3)2 ou Ca(Mn,Mg,Fe)(CO3)2

Spanish

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