Manganese yog ib qho kev hloov pauv hlau nrog cov tshuaj lom neeg cim Mn thiab tus lej atomic ntawm 25. Nws yog ib qho nyuaj, nkig, grey-dawb hlau uas tseem ci heev. Cov hlau yog me ntsis softer dua hlau thaum nws yog ntshiab, tab sis nws yuav nyuaj thiab nkig thaum nws muaj me me ntawm impurities. Tsis tas li ntawd, nws tuaj yeem oxidize thaum raug rau qhov chaw ntub dej. Manganese yog dav faib nyob rau hauv cov xwm, thiab nws muaj nyob rau hauv cov av, tshuaj yej, nplej, thiab hard-shelled txiv hmab txiv ntoo. Manganese yog siv nyob rau hauv ntau yam lag luam, xws li gravel, mining, hluav taws xob vuam, qhuav roj teeb, thiab dye ntau lawm.
Manganese, ib qho hlau pom los ntawm Gunn hauv 1774, tau muab nws lub npe los ntawm Bergman. Cov txheej txheem ntawm kev tau txais manganese cuam tshuam nrog aluminothermic txo ntawm pyrolusite.
