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. 2024 Feb 26;9(9):10929–10936. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.3c10272

Table 5. Specific Magnetic Susceptibility and Specific Gravity of Common Manganese Minerals and Gangue Minerals.

mineral specific magnetization factor (K) specific gravity
rhodochrosite 1.3–1.7 3.6–3.7
brown manganese ore 1.5 4.72–4.83
pyrolusite 0.34 4.7–5.0
manganite 1.01 4.2–4.33
psilomelane 0.3–0.6 4.7
manganese calcite 0.83–1.2 2.9
dolomite 0.34 2.85
quartz 0.003–0.13 2.65
apatite 0.05 3.18–3.21