Formula : Mn2+>Mn63+[O8>/SiO4]
System: tetragonal Hardness:6-6½ Rarity:not common
Strunz id:VIII/B.9-03 -
SILICATES
Name origin: After Wilhelm von Braun (1790-1872), official and minister in Gotha, Germany, supporter of geology and mineralogy. He supplied the original material for the description of braunite.
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