Rhodochrosite

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rhodochrosite
       n : a mineral consisting of manganese carbonate; a source of
           manganese