menaccanite

English

Etymology

Menaccan +‎ -ite, after the place in Cornwall where it was first found.

Noun

menaccanite (countable and uncountable, plural menaccanites)

  1. (mineralogy) A black or steel-grey mineral consisting chiefly of the oxides of iron and titanium.

Synonyms

Further reading
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Menaccanite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “menaccanite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.
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