manganosite
noun
man·ga·no·site
ˌmaŋgəˈnōˌsīt,
manˈganəˌ-
plural -s
: a mineral MnO consisting of manganous oxide occurring in small emerald green octahedrons that turn black on exposure (hardness 5–6, specific gravity 5.18)
Word History
Etymology
German manganosit, from mangan- + connective -s- + -it -ite
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- chalcophyllite
- chalcopyrite
- chalcopyrites
- chalcosiderite
- chalcosine
- chalcostibite
- chalcostigmae
- chalcostigmas
- chalcostigmata
- chalcotrichite
- Chaldae-Pahlavi
- chaldaeans
- Chaldaic
- chaldaics
- Chaldea
- Chaldean
- chaldeans
- Chaldee