rhodonite

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noun

A manganese inosilicate mineral with some substitution by iron and magnesium, of composition (Mn²⁺,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO₃.

OriginAncient Greek ῥόδον →
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Meanings

nounrhodonite (countable and uncountable, plural rhodonites)

plural rhodonites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA manganese inosilicate mineral with some substitution by iron and magnesium, of composition (Mn²⁺,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO₃.

    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.)

    2012 March 28, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2012, page 128

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῥόδον“rose”
  2. Englishrhodonite

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

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Translations

Catalan rodonita
  • rodonitaA manganese inosilicate mineral
Dutch rhodoniet
  • rhodonietA manganese inosilicate mineral
Finnish rodoniitti
  • rodoniittiA manganese inosilicate mineral
German Rhodonit
  • RhodonitA manganese inosilicate mineral
Lithuanian rodonitas
  • rodonitasA manganese inosilicate mineral
Polish rodonit
  • rodonitA manganese inosilicate mineral
Spanish rodonita
  • rodonitaA manganese inosilicate mineral
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Chicago

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