Hollandite

Formula:  Ba(Mn,Mn)8O16

Origin of name:   For T. Holland, British geologist

 

Crystal system:  Monoclinic, pseudotetragonal

Crystal class:  2/m

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Colour:  Black, grayish black to silvery gray

Diaphaneity:  Opaque

Luster:  Metallic to dull

Habit:  Crystals short prismatic; massive; fibrous; concretionary

Hardness:  6

Specific gravity:  4.95

Cleavage:  1; prismatic distinct

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Streak:  Black

 

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