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The Xiangtan manganese deposit (XTM) used to be considered a supergene oxide manganese ore in South China. We reported a new identification of the naturally outcropping cryptomelane by examining the physical, chemical and structural features of the XTM supergene oxide manganese ore. The MnO2 content was over 90%, K2O more than 3%, and water from 2.2%–3.1% which is similar to one in zeolite. The cell parameters of the cryptomelane were given as a 0 = 0.9974 nm, b 0 = 0.2863 nm, c 0 = 0.9693 nm and β = 91.47 °. There was a larger pseduotetragonal tunnel in the natural cryptomelane that was formed by [MnO6] octahedral double chains with aperture of 0.462 × 0.466 nm2, filled with K cations resulting in some Mn3+ substituting for Mn4+ to balance the negative charges of structure. The finding is important not only for prospecting manganese resources in South China, but also in application of octahedral molecular sieve of natural cryptomelane as that developed in the tetragonal molecular sieve of natural zeolite over the past century. The XTM cryptomelane (OMS-2) may be the real mineral of the active octahedral molecular sieve in nature.
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Lu, A., Gao, X., Qin, S. et al. Cryptomelane(KxMn8−x O16): Natural active octahedral molecular sieve(OMS-2). Chin.Sci.Bull. 48, 920–923 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03325676
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