Tags: Chemical Substance, Mineral.

Bixbyite is a manganese iron oxide mineral with formula: (MnFe)2O3. The iron/manganese ratio is quite variable and many specimens have almost no iron. It is a metallic dark black with a Mohs hardness of 6.0 – 6.5.

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