# shungite

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A black, lustrous, non-crystalline mineraloid consisting mostly of carbon, used as a pigment in art and an antibacterial water treatment.

## Etymology
First described from a deposit near Shunga village in Karelia, Russia, + -ite.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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