nsutite
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Nsutite is a manganese oxide mineral with formula: (Mn4+1−xMn2+xO2-2x(OH)2x where x = 0.06–0.07). It is found in most large manganese deposits and was first discovered in Nsuta, Ghana. Since then, it has been found worldwide. Nsutite is a dull mineral with a hardness of 6.5–8.5 and an average specific gravity of 4.45. Nsutite has been used as a cathode in zinc–carbon batteries, but synthetic manganese oxide is gradually replacing it.
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- chemical formula
- Mn²⁺ₓMn⁴⁺₁₋ₓO₂₋₂ₓ(OH)₂ₓ
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- IV/D.03d
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 4.DB.15c
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 4.DB.15c
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- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Nsu
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Nsutite is a manganese oxide mineral with formula: (Mn4+1−xMn2+xO2-2x(OH)2x where x = 0.06–0.07). It is found in most large manganese deposits and was first discovered in Nsuta, Ghana. Since then, it has been found worldwide. Nsutite is a dull mineral with a hardness of 6.5–8.5 and an average specific gravity of 4.45. Nsutite has been used as a cathode in zinc–carbon batteries, but synthetic manganese oxide is gradually replacing it.
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