Abstract
Ordinarily the identity of a mineral is established by means of either its crystallographic constants, its optical properties, its chemical composition, or some combination of these. In the case of psilomelane none of these means is sufficient. Psilomelane has never been found in crystals, it is opaque, and the variations in chemical analyses have made it impossible to even assign a formula to it.
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