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Agriculture · Q357

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 357

Q357

Which one of the following is not a Mn mineral

A.
Pyrolusite
B.
Hausmanite
C.
Rhodonite
D.
Tenorite
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Out of the given options, Tenorite is not a Manganese mineral whereas, all other Pyrolusite, Hausmanite, and Rhodonite are manganese minerals.
Tenorite is a copper oxide mineral with the chemical formula CuO. It occurs in the weathered or oxidized zone associated with deeper primary copper sulphide orebodies.