rhodonite

See also: Rhodonite

English

Rhodonite

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”) + -ite.

Noun

rhodonite (countable and uncountable, plural rhodonites)

  1. (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.)

Translations

Further reading

  • “Rhodonite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • rhodonite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɔ.dɔ.nit/

Noun

rhodonite f (plural rhodonites)

  1. (mineralogy) rhodonite
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