Pyrolusite is manganese oxide (MnO2) or hydroxide, formed by oxidation of weathered manganese minerals. It is a common manganese mineral and is an important ore for this metal that is extensively used in steel and other alloys. In this specimen the mineral has precipitated in a dendritic (branchlike) mode on a substrate of limonite, an iron mineral. Actual height of specimen is 84 mm. | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Wiersma, Dirk |
Bildgröße: | 3744 px × 5160 px |
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