Abstract
AbstractTodorokite is a hydrated manganese oxide mineral containing small amounts of sodium, potassium, calcium, barium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum. From the reports of other investigators and observations in our laboratories, todorokite appears to be a more widely occurring mineral than generally recognized.It was found by X-ray diffraction that a sample of todorokite from Charco Redondo, Cuba, had a high degree of preferred orientation and that milling for a prolonged period of time was necessary to obtain random orientation in a mounted specimen. The position of the preferred orientation direction with respect to the X-ray beam is the principal factor determining the relative intensities on an X-ray diffraction pattern. Based on fiber data, the unit cell of todorokite is considered to be pseudo-orthorhombic or triclinic with α, β, and γ angles varying slightly from 90° and cell dimensions of a0 = 9.65A, b0 = 10.29A, and c0 = 2.84A, This deviation from orthogonality may account for the diffuse and distinct reflections typical of X-ray diffraction patterns of todorokite. Optical data and a hypothesized paragenesis of Cuban todorokite are also included.
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