menaccanite

English

Etymology

Menaccan +‎ -ite, after the place in Cornwall where it was first found.

Noun

menaccanite (countable and uncountable, plural menaccanites)

1. (mineralogy) A black or steel-grey mineral consisting chiefly of the oxides of iron and titanium.

Synonyms

• ilmenite

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Menaccanite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “menaccanite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.