hauerite

English

Etymology

Hauer +‎ -ite, after Austrian geologists Joseph and Franz Ritter von Hauer.

Noun

hauerite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A manganese sulfide mineral, MnS₂, that forms reddish-brown or black octahedral crystals.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Hauerite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “hauerite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.