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Year of discovery: 2012 (Japan as the first occurence in the World)

Locality list: A locality of iseite

Mn₂Mo₃O₈

(Mn,Fe)₂Mo₃O₈

[Mn²⁺₂][Mo⁴⁺₃O₈]^4-

• Class: Molybdate
• Mn => Fe: Kamiokite
• Mn => []: Ilsemannite
• Mn => Mg: Majindeite
• Color: Iron black
• Streak: Black
• Luster: Sub-Metallic
• Diaphaneity: Opaque
• Hardness: 4-5
• System: Hexagonal
• Group: 6/mm, P6₃mc
• Lattice: a=5.8, c=10.2

Etymology: Ise, old name of Mie prefecture, Japan, where this mineral was discovered for the first time.