shungite
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English
Etymology
First described from a deposit near Shunga village in Karelia, Russia, + -ite.
Noun
shungite (countable and uncountable, plural shungites)
- (mineralogy) A black, lustrous, non-crystalline mineraloid consisting mostly of carbon, used as a pigment in art and an antibacterial water treatment.
Usage notes
- The term shungite was originally used in 1879 to describe a mineraloid with more than 98% carbon. More recently the term has also been used to describe shungite-bearing rocks, leading to some confusion.