
General Information:

Chemical Formula:
MnMnMn2Fe+++2(PO4)4(OH)2·8(H2O)

Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 889.47 gm)
Manganese 24.71 %
MnIron 12.56 %
FePhosphorus 13.93 %
P Hydrogen 2.04 %
H Oxygen 46.77 %
O 
Empirical Formula:
Mn2+Mn2+Mn2+2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·8(H2O)

IMA Status:
Approved IMA

Locality:
Stewart mine, Pala, San Diego County, California, USA.

Name Origin:
Named for Richard H. Jahns (1915-1983), mineralogist and pegmatite expert, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA.
Physical Properties:

Cleavage:
None

Color:
brown, purplish brown, yellow, or yellow orange.

Diaphaniety:
Transparent to Translucent

Hardness:
4 - Fluorite

Luster:
Vitreous - Adamantine

Streak:
white
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