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Manganese minerals in geodes from Chihuahua, Mexico1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2018

Robert B. Finkelman ,
Howard T. Evans Jr  and
John J. Matzko
Robert B. Finkelman
Affiliation:
U.S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C. 20242
Howard T. Evans Jr
Affiliation:
U.S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C. 20242
John J. Matzko
Affiliation:
U.S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C. 20242
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Summary

Seven manganese minerals have been observed in geodes from Chihuahua, Mexico. Ramsdellite occurs in a number of different habits, but the morphology and precession X-ray patterns suggest that it is pseudomorphous after groutite. Pyrolusite is found only in association with rams-dellite and is believed to be an alteration product of that mineral. Todorokite generally occurs as a late-stage fibrous overgrowth in many of the geodes. Ranciéite, birnessite, hollandite, and cryptomelane are present in trace amounts. This assemblage of manganese minerals is typical of supergene mineralization.

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Research Article
Information
Mineralogical Magazine , Volume 39 , Issue 305 , March 1974 , pp. 549 - 558
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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1974

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