Pigment, varnish drierManganese(II) carbonate is used as an additive to plant fertilizers, glaze colorant in ceramics, pigment and drier for varnishes. It is also used as an ingredient in welding rod, animal feed additive as well as to prepare other manganese salts and pharmaceuticals. It is also used in medicine as a hematinic and in health foods, in flux and in concrete stains.

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