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alabandite

American

[al-uh-ban-dahyt] / ˌæl əˈbæn daɪt /

noun

a rare mineral, manganese sulfide, MnS, occurring in a massive form and having a cubical lattice structure.

Etymology

Origin of alabandite

see origin at almandine, -ite ¹

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