| Name: | Alabandite Abd |
| IMA Chemistry: | MnS |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Alabandite contains elements: Manganese (Mn) Sulfur (S) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Romania / Turkey |
| Year First Published: | 1822 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Called alabandina sulfurea by Don Andres Manuel del Rio as reported in: Haüy R J (1822) Manganèse sulfuré, Traité de Minéralogie 4, 268-272 Renamed alabandine: Beudant F S (1832) Alabandine, in Traité Élémentaire de Minéralogie, 2nd Edition, (Paris) 399-400 |
| Structural Group Name: | Rocksalt |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | galena |
| Crystal Systems: | cubic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 4620 Million Years Ago |
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