Formula :
(Mn3+,Fe3+)2O3
System: cubic Hardness:6-6½ Rarity:not common
Strunz id:IV/C.3-10 -
OXIDES and HYDROXIDES
Name origin: For Maynard Bixby (1853-1935), prospector, miner, mine broker, author, explorer of the Thomas Range, and mineral dealer of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, who collected and provided the first specimens. He published several editions of the authoritative "Catalogue of Utah Minerals and Localities" and authored articles on several mineral localities in the western states.
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