Manganiceladonite is a rare silicate mineral with the formula KMgMn³⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂. It is one of many minerals discovered in the Cerchiara mine, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy.Lepore, G.O., Bindi, L., Bonazzi, P., Ciriotti, M.E., Di Benedetto, F., Mugnaioli, E., Viti, C., and Zanetti, A., 2015. Manganiceladonite, IMA 2015-052. CNMNC Newsletter No. 27, October 2015, 1226; Mineralogical Magazine 79, 1229–1236

Relation to other minerals

Manganiceladonite, as suggested by its name, is a trivalent-

manganese Manganese is a chemical element with the symbol Mn and atomic number 25. It is a hard, brittle, silvery metal, often found in minerals in combination with iron. Manganese is a transition metal with a multifaceted array of industrial alloy use ...

-analogue of

celadonite Celadonite is a mica group mineral, a phyllosilicate of potassium, iron in both oxidation states, aluminium and hydroxide with formula . It crystallizes in the monoclinic system and usually forms massive aggregates of prismatic crystallites or i ...

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Silicate minerals Manganese(III) minerals Potassium minerals Magnesium minerals Monoclinic minerals Minerals in space group 5 Minerals in space group 12 {{silicate-mineral-stub