Nordenskiöld, Adolf Erik (1863) Beskrifning öfver de i Finland funna mineralier [Description of the minerals found in Finland 2. edition]. P.T. Stolpe. 177 pp.

ⓘ Neotocite

Formula: (Mn,Fe)SiO₃ · H₂O (?)

Description: Described as Wittingit.

References:

Nordenskiöld, Adolf Erik (1855) Beskrifning öfver de i Finland funna mineralier [Description of the minerals found in Finland]. P.T. Stolpe.p.88

Nordenskiöld, Adolf Erik (1863) Beskrifning öfver de i Finland funna mineralier [Description of the minerals found in Finland 2. edition]. P.T. Stolpe. 177 pp.p.58

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Nordenskiöld, Adolf Erik (1863) Beskrifning öfver de i Finland funna mineralier [Description of the minerals found in Finland 2. edition]. P.T. Stolpe. 177 pp.p.67

ⓘ Rhodonite

Formula: CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]

References:

Nordenskiöld, Adolf Erik (1863) Beskrifning öfver de i Finland funna mineralier [Description of the minerals found in Finland 2. edition]. P.T. Stolpe. 177 pp.p.67

Sundius, N. (1931) On the triclinic manganiferous pyroxenes (continued). American Mineralogist, 16 (11). 488-518

ⓘ Vittinkiite (TL)

Formula: MnMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]

Type Locality:

References:

Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2019) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) NEWSLETTER 51. European Journal of Mineralogy, 31 (5-6) 1099-1104 doi:10.1127/ejm/2019/0031-2894

Shchipalkina, Nadezhda V., Pekov, Igor V., Chukanov, Nikita V., Zubkova, Natalia V., Belakovskiy, Dmitry I., Britvin, Sergey N., Koshlyakova, Natalia N. (2020) Vittinkiite, MnMn₄[Si₅O₁₅], a member of the rhodonite group with a long history: definition as a mineral species. Mineralogical Magazine, 84 (6) 869-880 doi:10.1180/mgm.2020.75

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Vittinkiite (TL)	9.DK.	MnMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
ⓘ	Rhodonite	9.DK.05	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
ⓘ	Neotocite	9.ED.20	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃ · H₂O (?)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Feldspar Group'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Neotocite	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃ · H₂O (?)
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Neotocite	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃ · H₂O (?)
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
O	ⓘ Vittinkiite	MnMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Neotocite	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃ · H₂O (?)
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
Si	ⓘ Vittinkiite	MnMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Neotocite	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃ · H₂O (?)
Mn	ⓘ Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
Mn	ⓘ Vittinkiite	MnMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Neotocite	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃ · H₂O (?)

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Baltic Shield (Fennoscandian Shield)Shield

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

Baltic Shield
- Central Finland Arc ComplexVolcanic Arc

EuropeContinent

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References

Finsk. Miner. 1857: 21 [with analysis by Arppe of "Vittingit"]

Nordenskiöld, Adolf Erik (1855) Beskrifning öfver de i Finland funna mineralier [Description of the minerals found in Finland]. P.T. Stolpe.p.67 - p.88 on "wittingit"= neotocite

Saxén, M. (1925) Om mangan-järnfyndigheten i Vittinki [On the manganese-iron occurrence in Vittinki], in International Journal of Geography. Fennia. , 45 (11). 1-43

Sundius, N. (1931) On the triclinic manganiferous pyroxenes (continued). American Mineralogist, 16 (11). 488-518 with an analysis of Rhodonite from Vittinki (Vittinge)

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