A rare mineral composed primarily of manganese oxide and hydroxide.
Named after Amherst, a location, following the tradition of naming minerals after the places where they're discovered; '-ite' is a common suffix for mineral names.
Mineral collectors chase rare finds like amherstite, but many minerals are named after random towns where they were first spotted—so 'finding' a mineral is just about being the first geologist to dig in that exact place.
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