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Pyrolusit
Sign in to savePyrolusite is a mineral consisting essentially of manganese dioxide (MnO2) and is important as an ore of manganese. It is a black, amorphous appearing mineral, often with a granular, fibrous, or columnar structure, sometimes forming reniform crusts. It has a metallic luster, a black or bluish-black streak, and readily soils the fingers. The specific gravity is about 4.8. Its name is from the Greek for fire and to wash, in reference to its use as a way to remove tints from glass. thumb|Acicular radiating pyrolusite
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Vinony's link graph records 147 inbound references to Pyrolusit, and connects out to tantalite, Neanderthal and columbite.
Vinony files it under Manganese(IV) minerals, Minerals in space group 136 and Oxide minerals.
Vinony links it to 44 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Mineral.name
- Pyrolusite
- Mineral.category
- Oxide minerals
- Mineral.image
- Pyrolusite - USGS ID Stose, GW 1425.jpg
- Mineral.formula
- MnO2
- Mineral.IMAsymbol
- Pyl
- Mineral.strunz
- 4.DB.05
- Mineral.system
- Tetragonal
- Mineral.class
- Ditetragonal dipyramidal (4/mmm) H-M symbol: (4/m 2/m 2/m)
- Mineral.symmetry
- P42/mnm
- Mineral.color
- Darkish, black to lighter grey, sometimes bluish
- Mineral.habit
- Granular to massive: botryoidal. Crystals rare
- Mineral.twinning
- {031}, {032} may be polysynthetic
- Mineral.cleavage
- Perfect on {110}
- Mineral.fracture
- Irregular/Uneven
- Mineral.tenacity
- Brittle
- Mineral.mohs
- 6–6.5, 2 when massive
- Mineral.luster
- Metallic, dull to earthy
- Mineral.refractive
- Opaque
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- washing
- Image
- Pyrolusite botryoidal.jpg
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- Commons category
- Pyrolusite
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 4.DB.05
- chemical formula
- MnO₂
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 4.DB.05
- crystal system
- tetragonal crystal system
- contains
- manganese dioxide
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Pyl
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- IV/D.03a
Sources (2)
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Article · Svenska
Pyrolusit är ett ganska vanligt malmmineral som består av den kemiska föreningen mangandioxid MnO2.Pyrolusit kan fällas ut i myrar, sjöar eller hav. Ofta bildas mineralet som ett sekundärmineral i manganrika miljöer. * På denna kalksten bildar dendriter av pyrolusit. * Pyrolusit från Sydafrika * Pyrolusit utan tydliga kristaller. * Pyrolusit från Tyskland.
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