Brachytypous

Brach´y`ty`pous


a.1.(Min.) Of a short form.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Until 1828, mineralogists customarily used the term "prismatoidal manganese ore" for manganite (Mohs, 1825; Haidinger, 1826)--considering it among other black manganese species including "pyramidal manganese ore" (hausmannite), "brachytypous manganese ore" (braunite), "prismatic manganese ore" (pyrolusite) and "uncleavable manganese ore" ("psilomelane," now discredited in favor of cryptomelane).