Meanings
nounhauerite (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA manganese sulfide mineral, MnS₂, that forms reddish-brown or black octahedral crystals.
Origin
From Hauer + -ite, after Austrian geologists Joseph and Franz Ritter von Hauer.
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APA
hauerite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hauerite
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