Nsutite

Nsutite is a manganese oxide mineral with formula: (Mn⁴⁺_1-xMn²⁺_xO_2-2x(OH)_2x where x = 0.06-0.07).^[1] It is found in most large manganese deposits and was first discovered in Nsuta, Ghana. Since then, it has been found worldwide. Nsutite is a dull mineral with a hardness of 6.5-8.5 and an average specific gravity of 4.45.^[1] Nustite is used as a cathode in zinc-carbon batteries, but synthetic manganese oxide is gradually replacing it.

References

1 2 http://www.webmineral.com/data/Nsutite.shtml Webmineral data

Manganese minerals

Borates

Carbonates

Oxides

Simple	Hausmannite Manganite Manganosite Nsutite Pyrolusite

Mixed	Birnessite Bixbyite Ferrocolumbite Ferrotantalite Galaxite Jacobsite Manganotantalite Psilomelane Romanèchite Tantalite Todorokite Umber

Phosphates

Silicates

Sulfides

Other

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