Strontiomelane

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{{Short description|Mineral}}

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| name = Strontiomelane

| category = Oxide mineral > Hollandite supergroup

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| formula = {{chem2|Sr(Mn(4+)6Mn(3+)2)O16}}

| IMAsymbol = Sml

| strunz = 4.DK.05a

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| system = Monoclinic

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| luster = Sub-Metallic

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| gravity = 4.66 g/cm3 (calculated)

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Strontiomelane is an oxide mineral from the coronadite group in the hollandite supergroup.Page Strontiomelane: Mineral information, data and localities on {{cite web | url=https://www.mindat.org/min-7317.html | title=mindat.org | publisher=Hudson Institute of Mineralogy | access-date=2025-04-10}} Specimens of the mineral appear very similar to other manganese oxides from the same group, such as the Ba-analogue hollandite. The type locality is the Praborna mine in Saint-Marcel, Italy.

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