Bustamite is a calcium manganese inosilicate chain silicate and a member of the wollastonite group Magnesium zinc and iron are common impurities

Name re used in 1922 by Esper Signius Larsen Jr and Earl Victor Shannon for a new mineral somewhat chemically similar to the original material but which

Detailed description properties locality information guide about the rhodonite mineral bustamite

Bustamite Mn2 Ca 3Si3O9 c ○2001 Mineral Data Publishing version 1 2 Crystal Data Triclinic Point Group 1 Crystals prismatic needlelike to 2 5 cm or

The Franklin Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society Inc FOMS provides information on Bustamite from the Franklin Ogdensburg area of New Jersey Information