sursassiten.
/ˈsəːsəsʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
A hydrated silicate of manganese and aluminium, found as tufts and radial aggregates of reddish brown or yellow monoclinic crystals.
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1928 Chem. Abstr. 22 45 (heading) Sursassite, a manganese silicate from Val d'Err.
1964 Amer. Mineralogist 49 168 Various chemical formulae have been proposed for sursassite.
1973 Mineral. Rec. IV. 290/1 Recently braunite..and sursassite..have been found in Palos Verdes Hills, Los Angeles County, California... The only other occurrence of sursassite known in North America is in New Brunswick..Maine.
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