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Buserite

Na₄Mn₁₄O₂₇·21H₂O
ClassOxides & Hydroxide

Buserite

A hydrated layered manganese oxide named for Swiss chemist Wilhelm Buser, who identified it in deep-sea manganese nodules in 1952.

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Buserite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the oxides & hydroxide class, with the chemical formula Na₄Mn₁₄O₂₇·21H₂O.

IMA symbol Bsr, IMA status: approved, named in 1970.

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