Manganeso (Óxidos)
Manganeso (Óxidos) is a mineral with formula MnO₂ (principalmente), in the Óxidos group. This specimen comes from Campo de Golf, La Unión, Murcia, España.
Description
Ferruginous and whitish coating on a brown matrix.
Technical data
- Catalogue No.
- 0549
- Internal reference
- X0123
- Composition
- MnO₂ (principalmente)
- Name
- Manganeso (Óxidos)
- Group
- Óxidos
- Associations
- Calcita
- Mine
- Campo de Golf
- District / Municipality
- La Unión
- Province
- Murcia
- Country
- España
- Etymology
- The name manganese derives from the Latin 'magnesia', in reference to the Greek region, but it was distinguished from magnesium in the 18th century.
- Quality
- Buena
- Value trend
- Estable
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