# Nsutite

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| caption     = Earthy manganese or wad
| category    = [Oxide minerals](/source/Oxide_minerals)
| formula     = Mn<sup>4+</sup><sub>1−x</sub>Mn<sup>2+</sup><sub>x</sub>O<sub>2-2x</sub>(OH)<sub>2x</sub> where x = 0.06–0.07
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| references  = <ref name=atlas>[https://www.mineralienatlas.de/lexikon/index.php/MineralData?mineral=Nsutite Mineralienatlas]</ref><ref name=Mindat>[http://www.mindat.org/min-2940.html Mindat]</ref><ref name=Webmin/>
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'''Nsutite''' is a [manganese oxide](/source/manganese_oxide) [mineral](/source/mineral) with formula: ([Mn](/source/manganese)<sup>4+</sup><sub>1−x</sub>Mn<sup>2+</sup><sub>x</sub>[O](/source/oxygen)<sub>2-2x</sub>(O[H](/source/hydrogen))<sub>2x</sub> where x = 0.06–0.07).<ref name=Webmin>http://www.webmineral.com/data/Nsutite.shtml Webmineral data</ref> It is found in most large [manganese](/source/manganese) deposits and was first discovered in [Nsuta](/source/Nsuta), [Ghana](/source/Ghana). Since then, it has been found worldwide. Nsutite is a dull mineral with a [hardness](/source/Mohs_scale_of_mineral_hardness) of 6.5–8.5 and an average [specific gravity](/source/specific_gravity) of 4.45.<ref name=Webmin/> Nsutite has been used as a [cathode](/source/cathode) in [zinc–carbon batteries](/source/zinc%E2%80%93carbon_battery), but synthetic [manganese oxide](/source/manganese_oxide) is gradually replacing it.

==References==
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{{Manganese minerals}}

Category:Oxide minerals
Category:Manganese(II,IV) minerals
Category:Hexagonal minerals
Category:Minerals described in 1962

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