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Marokite

Year of discovery: 1963 (Tachgagalt, Morocco), 1994 (Japan)

Locality list: A locality of marokite

• CaMn₂O₄
• [Ca²⁺][Mn³⁺₂][O₄]^8-

• Class: Oxide

• Color: Black
• Streak: Reddish brown
• Luster: Metallic
• Diaphaneity: Opaque

• Cleavage: Perfect on {100} (1 plane), Good on {001} (1 plane)
• Hardness: 6.5
• Density: 4.6

• System: Orthorhombic
• Group: mmm, Pmab
• Lattice: a=9.7, b=10.0, c=3.2