Wad & Psilomelane
Wad is a generic name for soft black mostly earthy mass of hydrated manganese oxides, usually containing significant amounts of other metals as iron, nickel, cobalt, copper in form of hydroxides or oxides. Psilomelan is an obsolete group name for hard black manganese oxides. The name wad was used as early miner's term. Interesting occurrence of wad and psilomelan is known from Solnhofen, Germany. Microcrystalline wad (psilomelan) creates "film deposits" on the surface of lithographic shale´s in form of branching aggregates, known as dendrites.
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1505IR
Price: 68.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1508IR
Price: 70.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1511IR
Price: 72.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1513IR
Price: 78.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1515IR
Price: 86.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1610IR
Price: 120.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1611IR
Price: 100.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1612IR
Price: 118.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1613IR
Price: 110.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1614IR
Price: 100.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1615IR
Price: 110.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1616IR
Price: 98.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1617IR
Price: 106.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1618IR
Price: 138.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1619IR
Price: 70.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1621IR
Price: 96.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1622IR
Price: 89.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1623IR
Price: 88.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1624IR
Price: 72.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1625IR
Price: 100.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1626IR
Price: 84.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1627IR
Price: 72.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1628IR
Price: 80.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1629IR
Price: 68.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1630IR
Price: 86.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1631IR
Price: 120.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1632IR
Price: 54.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1633IR
Price: 86.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1634IR
Price: 78.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1635IR
Price: 90.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1636IR
Price: 100.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1637IR
Price: 46.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1638IR
Price: 90.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1639IR
Price: 66.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1640IR
Price: 66.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1641IR
Price: 40.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1642IR
Price: 60.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1643IR
Price: 44.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1644IR
Price: 90.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1645IR
Price: 56.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1646IR
Price: 70.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1647IR
Price: 40.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1648IR
Price: 72.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1649IR
Price: 56.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1650IR
Price: 60.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1652IR
Price: 176.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1653IR
Price: 146.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D1660IR
Price upon request
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D3907IR
Price: 38.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D3908IR
Price: 29.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D3909IR
Price: 29.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D3910IR
Price: 29.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D3911IR
Price: 33.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D3914IR
Price: 29.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D3915IR
Price: 29.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D3916IR
Price: 24.00 EUR
Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Item-No.: D3917IR
Price: 24.00 EUR
Porcellanite with Wad-Dendrites
Bučník, Komňa, Zlín Region, Moravia, Czech Republic
Item-No.: LM86
Price: 18.00 EUR
Porcellanite with Wad-Dendrites
Bučník, Komňa, Zlín Region, Moravia, Czech Republic
Item-No.: LM102
Price: 22.00 EUR
Porcellanite with Wad-Dendrites
Bučník, Komňa, Zlín Region, Moravia, Czech Republic
Item-No.: LM104
Price: 22.00 EUR
Mineral: | Wad |
Synonyms: | Black Ocher, Bog Manganese, Earthy Manganese, Groroilite, Hydromanganite, Hydromanganosite, Hydropyrolusite, Hydroxybraunite, Mangangraphite, Ouatite, Pelagite, Reissacherite, Wadd, Wadite, Wadt, Wadite |
Density (g/cm3): | 2,8 - 4,4 measured |
Tenacity: | Brittle |
Hardness (Mohs): | 1 - 6,5 |
Colour: | Black, bluish black, brownish black |
Lustre: | Dull, Earthy |
Streak: | Black, bluish black, brownish black, reddish brown, liver-brown |
Mineral: | Psilomelane |
Synonyms: | Black Hematite, Black Iron Ore, x-psilomelane, Compact Black Manganese Ore, Protomelane, Psilomelanite |
Classification: | Oxides and Hydroxide |
Density (g/cm3): | 4,70 - 4,72 measured |
Hardness (Mohs): | 5 - 6 |
Colour: | Iron-black |
Lustre: | Sub-Metallic, Dull |
Streak: | Brownish black to black, shiny |
Application: | Iron ore |