Manganolite
A rock subtype
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A general term for rocks composed mainly of manganese minerals, esp. manganese oxides such as wad and psilomelane.
A metamanganolite is a metamorphosed manganolite.
Manganolite is also used very commonly as a synonym for rhodonite, especially in mystic and lapidary circles (Mohsen Manutchehr-Danai (2000) Dictionary of Gems and Gemology. Springer). It seems to be an anglicised version of manganolith, an old German word for rhodonite, from 1831.
Manganolite is used as a synonym of merwinite (in Yue et al 2018).
The original use of manganolite as a rock name seems to be from Wadsworth (1891), as quoted by Holmes (1920) and Kemp (1920), but I cannot find any record of that original reference.
A metamanganolite is a metamorphosed manganolite.
Manganolite is also used very commonly as a synonym for rhodonite, especially in mystic and lapidary circles (Mohsen Manutchehr-Danai (2000) Dictionary of Gems and Gemology. Springer). It seems to be an anglicised version of manganolith, an old German word for rhodonite, from 1831.
Manganolite is used as a synonym of merwinite (in Yue et al 2018).
The original use of manganolite as a rock name seems to be from Wadsworth (1891), as quoted by Holmes (1920) and Kemp (1920), but I cannot find any record of that original reference.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
53293
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:53293:0
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
989ad9b7-9990-4a1d-8b98-0878fb0dcf90
Classification of Manganolite
Internet Links for Manganolite
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References for Manganolite
Reference List:
(1920) The Nomenclature of Petrology. By Arthur Holmes, D.Sc., A.R.C.S., F.G.S. pp. 284. London: T. Murby & Co. 1920. Price 12s. 6d. net. Geological Magazine, 57 (9) 426-427 doi:10.1017/s0016756800106685
