pyrolusite

noun

A soft, black to dark gray mineral, MnO2, the commonest and most important secondary ore of manganese.

noun

Native manganese dioxid (MnO2), a common ore of manganese, occurring crystallized and massive, of a gray-color and metallic luster.

noun

Manganese dioxide, a mineral of an iron-black or dark steel-gray color and metallic luster, usually soft. Pyrolusite parts with its oxygen at a red heat, and is extensively used in discharging the brown and green tints of glass (whence its name).

noun

A dark coloured mineral, consisting of manganese dioxide (MnO2), that is an important ore of manganese.

noun

a mineral consisting of manganese dioxide; an important source of manganese