The dominant Mn mineral in Mn ore deposits, expressed as percentage of deposits |
| Name |
Formula |
% of deposits |
Image |
Supplier |
rhodochrosite |
MnCO3 |
32.0 |
|
|
braunite |
Mn7SiO12 |
24.3 |
|
|
cryptomelane |
KMn8O16 |
8.7 |
|
|
manganite |
MnOOH |
7.8 |
|
|
pyrolusite |
MnO2 |
4.9 |
|
|
hausmannite |
Mn3O4 |
2.9 |
|
|
romancheite
(replaces 'psilomelane') |
BaMn2+Mn84+O16(OH)4 |
3.9 |
|
|
amorphous oxides |
|
1.9 |
|
|
kutnahorite |
CaMn(CO3)2 |
1.9 |
|
|
Mn-calcite |
(Ca,Mn)CO3 |
1.9 |
|
|
todorokite |
(Mn,Ca,Mg)Mn3O7H2O |
1.9 |
|
|
Others (oxides) |
|
7.8 |
|
|
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