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| formula = Mn<sub>2</sub>(AsO<sub>4</sub>)(OH)<ref name=mindat>{{cite web|title=Sarkinite|url=http://www.mindat.org/min-3535.html|publisher=Mindat|accessdate=May 28, 2012}}</ref> | formula = Mn<sub>2</sub>(AsO<sub>4</sub>)(OH)<ref name=mindat>{{cite web|title=Sarkinite|url=http://www.mindat.org/min-3535.html|publisher=Mindat|accessdate=May 28, 2012}}</ref>
| strunz = | strunz = 8.BB.15<ref name=mindat/>
| dana = | dana = 41.6.3.3<ref name=mindat/>
| symmetry = | symmetry =
| unit cell = a=12.7795(13) Å<br>b=13.6127(14) Å<br>c=10.2188(11) Å<br>β = 108.834(2)°<br>Z=16<ref name=mindat/>
| unit cell =
| molweight = | molweight =
| color = | color = Red to yellow<ref name=mindat/>
| habit = Tabular<ref name=webmineral>{{cite web|title=Sarkinite|url=http://webmineral.com/data/Sarkinite.shtml|publisher=Webmineral|accessdate=May 29, 2012}}</ref>
| habit =
| system = | system = ]<ref name=mindat/>
| twinning = | twinning =
| cleavage = | cleavage = Distinct on {100}<ref name=mindat/>
| fracture = | fracture = Irregular/Uneven, ]<ref name=mindat/>
| tenacity = | tenacity =
| mohs = | mohs = 4–5<ref name=mindat/>
| luster = | luster = Greasy<ref name=mindat/>
| polish = | polish =
| refractive = n<sub>α</sub>=1.793, n<sub>β</sub>=1.807, n<sub>γ</sub>=1.809<ref name=mindat/>
| refractive =
| opticalprop = | opticalprop = Biaxial (-)<ref name=mindat/>
| birefringence = | birefringence = δ = 0.016<ref name=mindat/>
| 2V = | 2V = 83° (measured)<ref name=mindat/>
| dispersion = | dispersion = r > v or r < v<ref name=mindat/>
| pleochroism = | pleochroism = Weak<ref name=mindat/>
| fluorescence= | fluorescence=
| absorption = | absorption = X > Z > Y<ref name=mindat/>
| streak = | streak = Red to yellow<ref name=mindat/>
| gravity = | gravity =
| density = | density = 4.08 to 4.18 g/cm<sup>3</sup> (measured)<ref name=mindat/>
| melt = | melt =
| fusibility = | fusibility =
| diagnostic = | diagnostic =
| solubility = | solubility = Readily soluble in dilute acids<ref name=mindat/>
| diaphaneity = | diaphaneity =
| other = | other =
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'''Sarkinite''' is a mineral with formula Mn<sub>2</sub>(AsO<sub>4</sub>)(OH). '''Sarkinite''' is a mineral with formula Mn<sub>2</sub>(AsO<sub>4</sub>)(OH).

==Description==
Sarkinite is a ] of ].<ref name=H113>Halenius, p. 113.</ref>

==History==


==Distribution==
{{As of|2012}}, sarkinite has been found in Austria, France, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States of America.<ref name=mindat/>









*http://webmineral.com/data/Sarkinite.shtml
*http://www.minersoc.org/pages/Archive-MM/Volume_62/62-1-113.pdf *http://www.minersoc.org/pages/Archive-MM/Volume_62/62-1-113.pdf
*http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/zaac.200570022/abstract *http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/zaac.200570022/abstract
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===Bibliography=== ===Bibliography===
*{{cite journal|last1=Halenius|first1=Ulf|last2=Westlund|first2=Erika|title=Manganese valency and the colour of the Mn2AsO4(OH)polymorphs eveite and sarkinite|journal=Mineralogical Magazine|year=1998|month=February|volume=62|issue=1|pages=113–119|url=http://www.minersoc.org/pages/Archive-MM/Volume_62/62-1-113.pdf}}


==External links== ==External links==
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Sarkinite
General
CategoryArsenate minerals
Formula
(repeating unit)
Mn2(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz classification8.BB.15
Dana classification41.6.3.3
Crystal systemMonoclinic
Unit cella=12.7795(13) Å
b=13.6127(14) Å
c=10.2188(11) Å
β = 108.834(2)°
Z=16
Identification
ColorRed to yellow
Crystal habitTabular
CleavageDistinct on {100}
FractureIrregular/Uneven, Conchoidal
Mohs scale hardness4–5
LusterGreasy
StreakRed to yellow
Density4.08 to 4.18 g/cm (measured)
Optical propertiesBiaxial (-)
Refractive indexnα=1.793, nβ=1.807, nγ=1.809
Birefringenceδ = 0.016
PleochroismWeak
2V angle83° (measured)
Dispersionr > v or r < v
Absorption spectraX > Z > Y
SolubilityReadily soluble in dilute acids

Sarkinite is a mineral with formula Mn2(AsO4)(OH).

Description

Sarkinite is a polymorph of eveite.

History

Distribution

As of 2012, sarkinite has been found in Austria, France, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States of America.




References

  1. ^ "Sarkinite". Mindat. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  2. "Sarkinite". Webmineral. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  3. Halenius, p. 113.

Bibliography

External links