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Named for its composition of (NA)trium, (MAN)ganese, and (SIL)icon, + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing manganese, oxygen, silicon, and sodium. Full definition →
Named for its composition of (NA)trium, (MAN)ganese, and (SIL)icon, + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.