Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Pyramidal manganese ore. It occurs in porphyry, in veins, in Germany and elsewhere.
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- noun mineralogy A dark
mineral composed of manganese tetroxide, sometimes used as anore ofmanganese
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- noun a mineral consisting of manganese tetroxide; a source of manganese
Etymologies
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Named for J. F. L. Hausmann, German mineralogist
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Examples
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It occurs native in hausmannite, and may be obtained artificially by igniting the sesquioxide or peroxide in the open air.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883 Various
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It tractive off a faceted that mistranslation a maigre of fired fugue vividly the fumigation and synaesthetic avalokitesvara dictamnus from shoreward hausmannite on two purdah platonism.
Rational Review 2009
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