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<journal-id journal-id-type="archive">gsminmag</journal-id>
<journal-title>Mineralogical Magazine</journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="full">Mineralogical Magazine</abbrev-journal-title>
<issn pub-type="ppub">0026-461X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name>Mineralogical Society</publisher-name>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.1180/minmag.1974.039.305.07</article-id>
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<article-title>Manganese Minerals in Geodes from Chihuahua, Mexico<xref ref-type="author-notes" rid="FN1">1</xref></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Finkelman</surname>
<given-names>Robert B.</given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Evans</surname>
<given-names>Howard T.</given-names>
<suffix>Jr.</suffix></name></contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Matzko</surname>
<given-names>John J.</given-names>
</name></contrib>
<aff>U.S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C. 20242</aff></contrib-group>
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<fn fn-type="com" id="FN1"><label>1</label><p>Publication authorized by the Director, U.S. Geological Survey.</p></fn></author-notes>
<pub-date pub-type="ppub">
<month>3</month>
<year>1974</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>39</volume>
<issue>305</issue>
<fpage>549</fpage>
<lpage>558</lpage>
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<date date-type="received">
<day>19</day>
<month>3</month>
<year>1973</year>
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<date date-type="rev-recd">
<day>10</day>
<month>9</month>
<year>1973</year>
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<copyright-statement>Copyright &#x00A9; 1974, The Mineralogical Society</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>1974</copyright-year>
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<title>Summary</title>
<p>Seven manganese minerals have been observed in geodes from Chihuahua, Mexico. Ramsdellite occurs in a number of different habits, but the morphology and precession X-ray patterns suggest that it is pseudomorphous after groutite. Pyrolusite is found only in association with rams-dellite and is believed to be an alteration product of that mineral. Todorokite generally occurs as a late-stage fibrous overgrowth in many of the geodes. Ranci&#x00E9;ite, birnessite, hollandite, and cryptomelane are present in trace amounts. This assemblage of manganese minerals is typical of supergene mineralization.</p></abstract>
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