truscottiten.
/ˈtrʌskətʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
A hydrated basic silicate of calcium and manganese occurring as crystals of the hexagonal system that are typically pearly white.
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1925 Mineral. Mag. 20 466 Truscottite... Pearly white scales from the Lebong Donok gold-silver mine, Benkulen, Sumatra.
1979 Mineral Mag. XLIII. 333/1 Truscottite and reyerite are of interest not only as natural minerals, but also because of their potential formation in cements hydrated at elevated temperatures and pressures, as in the casings of deep geothermal wells.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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