Found in manganiferous pod in the Grenville marble of the Arnold open pit. Parvo-manganotremolite often occurs at the rims of parvo-mangano-edenite. Amphibole group
IMA Status:
Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added)
Locality:
Arnold mine, Fowler, St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:
Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883).
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Oberti R , Camara F , Della Ventura G , Iezzi G , Benimoff A I , American Mineralogist , 91 (2006) p.526-532, Parvo-mangano-edenite, parvo-manganotremolite, and the solid solution, between Ca and Mn2+ at the M4 site in amphiboles, Locality: amphibole, Grenville marble, Arnold open pit, St Lawrence Co, New York, USA, Sample: 1104, Note: A and B occupancies invented to match formula
Physical Properties of Parvo-manganotremolite
Cleavage:
{110} Good, {110} Good
Color:
Pale pinkish brown.
Diaphaneity:
Translucent
Fracture:
Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.
Habit:
Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).
Hardness:
6 - Orthoclase
Luster:
Vitreous (Glassy)
Optical Properties of Parvo-manganotremolite
Gladstone-Dale:
CI calc= 0.017 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2043,KC= 0.2079 Ncalc = 1.64