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Definition of Manganite

1. Noun. A black mineral consisting of basic manganese oxide; a source of manganese.

Definition of Manganite

1. n. One of the oxides of manganese; -- called also gray manganese ore. It occurs in brilliant steel-gray or iron- black crystals, also massive.

Definition of Manganite

1. Noun. (geology) a dark gray mineral of manganese, MnO(OH), found throughout North America and Europe ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Manganite

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Medical Definition of Manganite

1. 1. One of the oxides of manganese; called also gray manganese ore. It occurs in brilliant steel-gray or iron-black crystals, also massive. 2. A compound of manganese dioxide with a metallic oxide; so called as though derived from the hypothetical manganous acid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Manganite

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)
"manganite differs and is readily distinguishable from the other ores thus far described, in carrying from 3 to 10 per cent of combined water, ..."

2. A Theoretical and Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Sulphuric Acid by Georg Lunge (1896)
"Weldon's Magnesium-manganite Process. This process (Engl. pat. 2389, 1871; 317 & 2044, 1872) was worked out by Weldon, in order to avoid the objection ..."

3. Report of the Annual Meeting (1870)
"On the Manufacture of Chlorine by means of perpetually regenerated manganite of Calcium. ... manganite ..."

4. Treatise on Mineralogy: Second Part, Consisting of Descriptions of the by Charles Upham Shepard (1835)
"... splinters are often observed, which, by transmitted light, appear of a bright, brown color. Brittle. Hardness =4-0 ... 4-25.* Sp. gr. - 4-328. manganite ..."

5. Chemistry for Engineers and Manufacturers: A Practical Text-book by Bertram Blount, Arthur George Bloxam (1905)
"The rapidity of absorption of oxygen is enhanced by the presence of a more powerful base than MnO—eg, CaO—when calcium manganite is formed ; but it is ..."

6. A Handbook to a Collection of the Minerals of the British Islands: Mostly by Frederick William Rudler (1905)
"The characters of manganite, or grey oxide of manganese, ... When in crystals, which seem generally to be pseudomorphs after manganite, the manganese ..."

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