Nomenclature
CAS number: 18820-29-6
Manganese monosulfide.
MnS; mol wt 87.00.
Mn 63.15%, S 36.86%.
Description and references
Occurs in nature as the mineral alabandite or manganblende. Prepn: Mehmed, Haraldsen, Z.
Anorg. Chem. 235, 194 (1938).
Properties
Pink, green or brown-green powder. Three cryst
modifications: α-form, green cubic crystals; β-form, red cubic crystals; γ-form,
red hexagonal crystals. Practically insol in water; sol in dil acids.
In moist condition it readily oxidizes in air to the sulfate.