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Named after the Greek for “fibers,” ines, in reference to its common habit. Inesite is a late-stage mineral in hydrothermal manganese deposits, and it occurs in Germany, Sweden, Romania, Slovakia, South Africa, the United States, Australia, Japan, and a few other localities. Associated minerals include rhodochrosite, bementite, hausmannite, datolite, pectolite, apophyllite, ruizite, orientate, and quartz.
Ref. Handbook of Mineralogy, Anthony et al (1995) and MSA at http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/inesite.pdf
