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PSILOMELANE [2 records]

Record 1 2012-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organic Ores - Various
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation de minerais organiques divers
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
OBS

L'un des principaux minerais de manganèse.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Iron and Manganese Mining
DEF

A mineral consisting of hydrated basic oxide of manganese and barium.

OBS

A source of manganese.

OBS

Psilomelane is a mineral name that is losing its significance. It is probably a mixture of several minerals but is composed mostly of the mineral romanechite ...

OBS

No fixed formula, but sometimes Ba(Mn+2)(Mn+4)8O16(OH)4 is used, Barium Manganese Oxide Hydroxide.

OBS

manganomelane: A field term used synonymously for psilomelane [but] rejected by the International Mineralogical Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Mines de fer et de manganèse
OBS

[...] dans la mine de Romanèche, près de Mâcon, [Dolomieu] découvre un composé de manganèse et de baryum, le psilomélane (oxyde de manganèse et de baryum hydraté, baptisé par Haidinger en 1827.

Spanish

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