奥地利矿物学家弗朗茨·约瑟夫·穆勒·冯·莱赫斯坦 (Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein) 于1784年首次描述这种矿物。其英文名Alabandite来源于其发现地名字Alabanda(土耳其)。
英语百科
Alabandite 硫锰矿
(重定向自Alabandine)
Alabandite or alabandine is a rarely occurring manganese sulfide mineral. It crystallizes in the cubic crystal system with the chemical composition MnS and develops commonly massive to granular aggregates, but rarely also cubic or octahedral crystals to 1cm.