Hauerite

Hauerite

Hauerite is a manganese sulfide mineral with the chemical formula MnS2. It forms reddish brown or black octahedral crystals and it is usually found associated with the sulfides of other transition metals such as rambergite. It was discovered in Austria and named after the mineralogists, J.R. Hauer and F. Hauer.


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  • Hauerite — Hau er*ite (h[add] [ e]r*[imac]t), n. [Named after Von Hauer, of Vienna.] (Min.) Native sulphide of manganese, a reddish brown or brownish black mineral. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hauerite — hau·er·ite …   English syllables

  • hauerite — /ˈhaʊəraɪt/ (say howuhruyt) noun a rare mineral consisting of manganese sulphide which occurs as small dark crystals in clay, etc. {German hauerit, from Franz von Hauer, 1822–99, Austrian geologist} …  

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  • Hauerit — Chemische Formel MnS2 Mineralklasse Sulfide und Sulfosalze 2.EB.05 (8. Auflage: II/D.17 060) (nach Strunz) 02.12.01.09 (nach Dana) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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