alabandite

noun

al·​a·​ban·​dite

ˌa-lə-ˈban-ˌdīt

plural -s

: manganese sulfide MnS usually in iron-black massive form with cubic cleavage

Word History

Etymology

German alabandit, from Alabanda, town in Turkey, its locality + German -it -ite

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

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