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tirodite Min.|tɪˈrəʊdaɪt|
[f. Tirodi, name of a village in Madhya Pradesh, India + -ite1.]
A monoclinic mineral, Mn2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2, of the amphibole group which forms a series with dannemorite (Mn2Fe5Si8O22(OH)2); also, any member of this series having more magnesium than iron.
1938Dunn & Roy in Rec. Geol. Survey India LXXIII. 295 (heading) Tirodite, a manganese amphibole from Tirodi, Central Provinces. 1973Indian Jrnl. Earth Sci. I. 38/2 The colour of tirodite is distinctive as opposed to the vivid colours shown by other manganese-bearing amphiboles occurring in the area. |