eulysite
eulysite A metamorphic rock consisting of iron and manganese-bearing silicates, such as the pyroxene group minerals hedenbergite and iron-rich hypersthene, the olivine group minerals fayalite and manganese fayalite, and the garnet group minerals almandine and spessartine.
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