pyrophanite

noun

py·​roph·​a·​nite

pīˈräfəˌnīt

plural -s

: a mineral MnTiO₃ that is a manganese titanate isomorphous with geikielite and occurs in blood-red tabular rhombohedral crystals

Word History

Etymology

German pyrophanit, from pyr- + -phane + -it -ite

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