menaccanite Meaning, Definition & Usage

Me*nac"can*ite noun

Etymology

From Menaccan, in Cornwall, where it was first found.

Definitions

1. (Min.) An iron-black or steel-gray mineral, consisting chiefly of the oxides of iron and titanium. It is commonly massive, but occurs also in rhombohedral crystals. Called also titanic iron ore, and ilmenite.