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Want a pyrolusite that fits in your palm? This small specimen gives you the same silver, metallic mineral in a compact chunk.
The pyrolusite is embedded in its matrix, so it looks exactly as it came from the ground, and its silver surface brightens in natural light. Its small size makes it easy to add to a desk, a mineral drawer or a specimen shelf without rearranging anything. It is a nice entry point for someone curious about ore minerals, and a handy small gift for a friend who works in steel or engineering.
Chemically, pyrolusite is mostly manganese dioxide, and as the main ore of manganese it has long fed steelmaking, where it is used to make spiegeleisen and ferromanganese. Natural pyrolusite has also been used in batteries.
Stone Meaning: Pyrolusite is traditionally associated with transformation and resolve.
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