rhodochrosite
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
See also: Rhodochrosite
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ῥοδόχρως (rhodókhrōs, “having rosy colour”), from ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”) + χρώς (khrṓs, “colour”).
Noun[edit]
rhodochrosite (countable and uncountable, plural rhodochrosites)
- (mineralogy) A crystalline mineral composed mainly of manganese carbonate MnCO3.
Usage notes[edit]
- Frequently misspelt *rhodocrosite.
Synonyms[edit]
- (crystalline mineral composed mainly of manganese carbonate): dialogite, red manganese
Translations[edit]
crystalline mineral composed mainly of manganese carbonate
|
Further reading[edit]
- rhodochrosite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Rhodochrosite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “rhodochrosite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
rhodochrosite f (plural rhodochrosites)