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Name: Pyrochroite
Pyc
IMA Chemistry: Mn2+(OH)2
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Pyrochroite contains elements:
Manganese (Mn)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Sweden
Year First Published: 1864
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Igelström L J (1864) Pyrochroït, ein neues Mineral, Annalen der Physik und Chemie 122, 181-182
Structural Group Name: Brucite
Fleischer's Group Name: brucite
Crystal Systems: hexagonal
Oldest Known Age: 2500 Million Years Ago
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