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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 a black metallic appearance.

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Maynard Bixby, American mineralogist, +‎ -ite.

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