Menaccanite

menaccanite

(Science: chemical) An iron-black or steel-gray mineral, consisting chiefly of the oxides of iron and titanium. It is commonly massive, but occurs also in rhombohedral crystals.

Origin: From Menaccan, in Cornwall, where it was first found.

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