Friedelite
# Friedelite

Friedelite is a mineral in the pyrosmalite group. The mineral is named after Charles Friedel.

## Name

The name friedelite is only for pure Mn end-member of the group $pyrosmalite.^{:30}$

The mineral was named in 1876 by Emile Bertrand after Charles Friedel.

## Characteristics

### Color

Its color can be pale pink, dark brownish red, red, brown, or orangish red. It is normally found in 1 to 5 carats as well as nontransparent.

### Fluorescence

The mineral has a colorful luminescense under UV light. With the fluorescence being red, but at rare times it has a green or yellow fluorescence.

