hauerite

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Hauer +‎ -ite, after Austrian geologists Joseph and Franz Ritter von Hauer.

Noun[edit]

hauerite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A manganese sulfide mineral, MnS2, that forms reddish-brown or black octahedral crystals.

Further reading[edit]

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Hauerite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • hauerite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.