Mineral

Composition

% Mn composition

Bementite

Mn5Si6O15(OH)10

43.2

Braunite

Mn2Mn6SiO12

66.6

Cryptomelane

KMn5O16

59.8

Franklinite

(Fe, Zn, Mn)O (Fe, Mn)2O2

10 - 20

Haussmannite

Mn3O4

72.0

Manganite

Mn2O3H2O

62.5

Manganian calcite

(Ca, Mn)CO3

35.4

Romanechite

Ba MnMn5O16(OH)4

51.7

Pyrolusite

MnO2

63.2

Rhodochrosite

MnCO3

47.8

Rhodonite

MnSiO3

41.9

Wad

Hydrous mixture of oxides

Variable