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Webster 1913 Edition
Rhodonite
Rho′don-ite
,Noun.
[Gr.
ῥόδον
the rose. ] (Min.)
Manganese spar, or silicate of manganese, a mineral occuring crystallised and in rose-red masses. It is often used as an ornamental stone.
Webster 1828 Edition
Rhodonite
RHO'DONITE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Rhodonite
rhodonite
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See also: Rhodonite
English
Noun
rhodonite (countable and uncountable, plural rhodonites)
- (mineralogy) A manganese inosilicate mineral with some substitution by iron and magnesium, of composition (Mn2+,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3.
- 2012 March 1, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 128:
- Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)
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Translations
A manganese inosilicate mineral
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