A new mineral species, mikenewite (IMA2022-102), ideally Mn2+(S4+O3)⋅3H2O, has been discovered from the San Judas Chimney, Ojuela mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico. It occurs as spheres of platy crystals. Associated minerals include goethite, cryptomelane, adamite and lotharmeyerite. Mikenewite is yellowish in transmitted light, transparent with a white streak and vitreous lustre. It is brittle and has a Mohs hardness of 2½–3. Cleavage is perfect on {101}. The measured and calculated densities are 2.48(5) and 2.467 g/cm3, respectively. Optically, mikenewite is biaxial (+), with α = 1.606(5), β = 1.614(5), γ = 1.627(1) (white light), 2V(meas.) = 69(3)° and 2V(calc.) = 77°. An electron microprobe analysis yielded an empirical formula (based on 6 O apfu) of (Mn0.86Zn0.12Fe0.04Ca0.02)Σ1.04(S0.98O3)⋅3H2O, which can be simplified to (Mn,Zn,Fe)(SO3)⋅3H2O.

Mikenewite is the natural analogue of synthetic α-Mn2+(S4+O3)⋅3H2O, as well as the Mn-analogue of albertiniite, Fe2+(S4+O3)⋅3H2O. It is monoclinic, with space group P21/n and unit-cell parameters a = 6.6390(3), b = 8.8895(4), c = 8.7900(4) Å, β = 96.095(2)°, V = 515.83(4) Å3 and Z = 4. The crystal structure of mikenewite is characterised by each Mn atom coordinated octahedrally by six O atoms, three from different sulfite O atoms and three from H2O molecules. Each S4+O3 group is bonded to three Mn atoms, resulting in a sheet parallel to (101) with the sheet composition of Mn2+(S4+O3)⋅3H2O. Such sheets, stacked along [10$\bar{1}$], are joined together by hydrogen bonds, accounting for the perfect cleavage of the mineral. Mikenewite is dimorphous with orthorhombic Pnma gravegliaite, as albertiniite is with fleisstalite. Its discovery from the Ojuela mine, which is particularly rich in Zn, implies the possibility of finding Zn-bearing sulfites there as well.

墨西哥杜兰戈马皮米 Ojuela 矿的 San Judas Chimney 发现了一种新矿物，mikenewite (IMA2022-102)，理想情况是 Mn 2+ (S 4+ O 3 )⋅3H 2 O。它以板状晶体球体的形式出现。伴生矿物包括针铁矿、钾锰矿、金刚石和铍铁矿。米克纽矿在透射光下呈淡黄色，透明，有白色条纹，具有玻璃光泽。它很脆，莫氏硬度为 2½–3。{101} 上的乳沟是完美的。测量和计算的密度分别为2.48(5)和2.467 g/cm 3， 分别。光学上，米克新矿是双轴 (+) 的，α = 1.606(5)、β = 1.614(5)、γ = 1.627(1)（白光）、2V（测量）= 69(3)° 和 2V（计算） .) = 77°。电子探针分析得出经验公式（基于 6 O apfu）为 (Mn 0.86 Zn 0.12 Fe 0.04 Ca 0.02 ) Σ1.04 (S 0.98 O 3 )⋅3H 2 O，可简化为 (Mn,Zn, Fe)(SO 3 )⋅3H 2 O。

Mikenewite 是合成 α-Mn 2+ (S 4+ O 3 )⋅3H 2 O 的天然类似物，以及钠贝石的 Mn 类似物 Fe 2+ (S 4+ O 3 )⋅3H 2 O。是单斜晶系，空间群为P 2 1 /n，晶胞参数为a = 6.6390(3), b = 8.8895(4), c = 8.7900(4) Å, β = 96.095(2)°, V = 515.83( 4) Å 3和Z= 4. 菱锌矿的晶体结构的特征在于每个Mn原子与六个O原子以八面体配位，其中三个来自不同的亚硫酸盐O原子，三个来自H 2 O分子。每个 S 4+ O 3基团与三个 Mn 原子键合，形成平行于 (101) 的片层，其片层组成为 Mn 2+ (S 4+ O 3 )⋅3H 2 O。这些片层沿 [10 $\bar{1}$ ]，通过氢键连接在一起，实现了矿物的完美裂解。Mikenewite 是具有斜方Pnma的二晶型砾石，就像钠钙石和闪石一样。它是在锌含量特别丰富的奥胡埃拉矿中发现的，这意味着那里也有可能发现含锌的亚硫酸盐。