Introduction: birnessite is a secondary manganese mineral which typically forms as a dense to earthy black crust. It develops from the weathering of manganese ores resulting in the breakdown of primary manganese minerals.

Occurrence in Wales: birnessite is believed to occur on a specimen from Benallt Mine in the collection of the Natural History Museum, London, but the method of identification is unknown.

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