
General Information:

Chemical Formula:
NaCaMn++3(AsO4)3

Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 644.64 gm)
Sodium 3.57 %
NaCalcium 6.22 %
CaManganese 25.57 %
MnArsenic 34.87 %
AsOxygen 29.78 %
O 
Empirical Formula:
NaCaMn2+3(AsO4)3

Environment:
Mn-rich member of a series with caryinite.

Locality:
Sjo Mine, Grythytte Parish, Orebro, Sweden.

Name Origin:
Named from the Latin for the element As, and Greek for 'more' because it adds to the number of related minerals already described.
Physical Properties:

Cleavage:
[???] Good

Color:
cherry or reddish brown.

Density:
4.22 - 4.29, Average = 4.25

Diaphaniety:
Opaque

Habits:
Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock., ,

Hardness:
3.5 - Copper Penny

Luster:
Greasy (Oily)

Streak:
yellowish brown
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