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Igelströmite, Fe3+(Sb3+Pb2+)O4, and manganoschafarzikite, Mn2+Sb3+2O4, two new members of the newly established minium group, from the Långban Mn–Fe deposit, Värmland, Sweden
Department of Geosciences, Swedish Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 50007, 104 05 Stockholm, Sweden
Jörgen Langhof
Department of Geosciences, Swedish Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 50007, 104 05 Stockholm, Sweden
Henrik Friis
Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1172, Blindern, 0318 Oslo, Norway
Andreas Karlsson
Department of Geosciences, Swedish Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 50007, 104 05 Stockholm, Sweden
Muriel Erambert
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1047, Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway
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We described two new minerals, igelströmite and manganoschafarzikite, from the Långban manganese–iron deposit in Värmland, Sweden. The chemical formulae are Fe3+(Sb3+Pb2+)O4 and Mn2+Sb3+2O4, respectively. They belong to a new mineral group, where all members have the same crystal structure. It is called the minium group, after the lead-oxide mineral that is the oldest known substance of this kind.
We described two new minerals, igelströmite and manganoschafarzikite, from the Långban...
