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Name and first discovery : Named after the supposed first discovery site in "Alabanda," Aidin, Turkey. In fact, the mineral, unlike the garnet mineral almandine, which is also named after this location, has never been found in Turkey. The mineral was first described (but incorrectly) in 1784 by Franz Joseph Müller von Reichenstein. The current name, alabandine, was coined by François Sulpice Beudant in 1832.
Chemistry :
Synonyms : manganese blende, manganese luster, manganese blende, manganese gravel
Varieties :
Abbreviation : Abd
literature
Törnroos, R. (1982). Properties of alabandite; alabandite from Finland. New Yearbook of Mineralogy. Proceedings , 144 (1), 107-123.