ori·en·tite
| \ -ˌen‧- \
plural -s
Definition of orientite
: a mineral Ca4Mn4Si5O20.4H2O consisting of a hydrous calcium manganese silicate occurring in small brown orthorhombic crystals (hardness 4.5–5, specific gravity 3)
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