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Ore mineral

Pyrolusite

The principal manganese ore, and the mineral that gave the world its first battery cathode.

Pyrolusite - USGS Mineral Specimens 853 · Andrew Silver · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

What it is

The principal manganese ore, and the mineral that gave the world its first battery cathode.

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Material	Role	Grade note
Manganese	Principal ore	—

Manganese

A brittle grey metal that steel cannot be made without, and that is now being used to stretch scarce nickel and…

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