rhodochrosite

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a mineral consisting of manganese carbonate; a source of manganese
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]
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