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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A rare manganate of iron (essentially FeMnO3), occurring in black cubic crystals with brilliant metallic luster. It is related to perovskite, and occurs in rhyolite in southern Utah.
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- noun mineralogy A rare
manganese iron oxide mineral with ablack metallic appearance.
Etymologies
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Maynard Bixby, American mineralogist, + -ite.
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