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rhodochrosite definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a mineral consisting of manganese carbonate; a source of manganese

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: German Rhodocrosit, from Greek rhodochr?s rose-colored, from rhod- + chr?s color — more at chromatic Date: 1836 a rose-red mineral consisting essentially of manganese carbonate

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a mineral form of manganese carbonate occurring in rose-red crystals. Etymology: Gk rhodokhrous rose-coloured

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Rhodochrosite Rho`do*chro"site, n. [Gr. "ro`don the rose + ??? a coloring.] (Min.) Manganese carbonate, a rose-red mineral sometimes occuring crystallized, but generally massive with rhombohedral cleavage like calcite; -- called also dialogite.