birnessite

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noun

A soft mineral, mostly containing manganese oxides, that occurs in manganese nodules.

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Meanings

nounbirnessite (plural birnessites)

plural birnessites

  1. chemistryA soft mineral, mostly containing manganese oxides, that occurs in manganese nodules.

Origin

From Birness + -ite, after Birness, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, where it was first described.

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APA

birnessite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birnessite

MLA

“birnessite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birnessite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “birnessite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birnessite.

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