Miguelromeroite

Miguelromeroite is a mineral named for Miguel Romero Sanchez by Anthony Robert Kampf.

The mineral, first described in 2008[2] was named in 2009, the same year it got approved by the International Mineralogical Association.

Miguelromeroite is a member of the hureaulite group, and is the manganese analogue of the mineral sainfeldite.

It is known as a synthetic compound,[3] and was originally labeled as villyaellenite due to the very rare complex arsenate microcrystals.

[2] It shows pleochroic attributes, which is an optical phenomenon that makes gems to be seen a different color depending on the axis it is being inspected.