Formula : NaCaMn2+(Mn2+,Mg)2[AsO4]3
System: monoclinic Hardness:3-4 Rarity:very rare
Strunz id:VII/A.6-110 -
PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES and VANADATES
Name origin: Named by Lars Johann Igelstrom [February 10, 1822 Yngshyttan, Sweden - May 15, 1897 Gräs, Sunnemo parish, Värmland, Sweden] in 1888 for its arsenic content, and the Greek πλείων ("pleion") for "more", in allusion to the fact that it adds to the number of related minerals already described.
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