Desautelsite Mineral Data

General Desautelsite Information
Chemical Formula:	Mg6Mn+++2(CO3)(OH)16•4(H2O)
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 659.89 gm
	Magnesium 22.10 % Mg 36.65 % MgO
	Manganese 16.65 % Mn 21.50 % MnO
	Hydrogen 3.67 % H 32.76 % H₂O
	Carbon 1.82 % C 6.67 % CO₂
	Oxygen 55.76 % O
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	100.00 % 97.58 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	Mg₆Mn²⁺₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₆•4(H₂O)
Environment:	Imbedded in brucite and in serpentinites.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1979
Locality:	Cedar Hill Quarry, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. Artinite locality and old talc prospect, 1 mile NE of Paicacho Peak, San Benito Co. California. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named after Paul E. Desautels (1920-1991), curator of minerals at the U. S. National Museum of Natural History (Smithstonian Institution).
Name Pronunciation:	Desautelsite + Pronunciation