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Definition of Hausmannite
1. Noun. A mineral consisting of manganese tetroxide; a source of manganese.
Definition of Hausmannite
1. Noun. (minerology) A dark mineral composed of manganese tetroxide, sometimes used as an ore of manganese ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hausmannite
Literary usage of Hausmannite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Non-metallic Minerals: Their Occurrence and Uses by George Perkins Merrill (1910)
"hausmannite.—This form of the ore when crystallized usually takes the form of the
... This, like hausmannite, crystallizes in the form of the octahedron, ..."
2. Mineralogy Simplified: Easy Methods of Identifying Minerals, Including Ores by Henry Erni (1901)
"Blacker streak than hausmannite. RUTILE, Ti02, II. H = 6-7; G — 4.2-5.1. Color red,
reddish brown to black, sub-metallic adamantine; streak pale brown to ..."
3. A Treatise on Ore Deposits by Bernhard von Cotta (1870)
"The hausmannite occurs in the dolomite, partly as scattered grains, ...
The dolomites, so rich in hausmannite, form thick beds between the rocks containing ..."
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