Nomenclature
CAS number: 598-62-9
CMnO
3; mol wt 114.95.
C 10.45%, Mn 47.79%, O 41.76%.
MnCO
3.
Description and references
(Usually contains some H2O). Occurs
in nature as the mineral rhodochrosite.
Properties
Pink to almost white powder when freshly pptd,
but gradually becomes light brown in the air. Rhombohedral, calcite
structure. d 3.1.
Insol in water or alcohol. Sol in dil acid. Keep well closed.Use
As pigment—“manganese white”; drier for varnishes;
in feeds.