rho·do·chro·site (r  d -kr s t)n. A mineral consisting mainly of manganese carbonate, MnCO3, light pink to rose-red in color with a pearly or vitreous luster, used as a manganese ore. [German Rhodochrosit, from Greek rhodokhr s, rose-colored : rhodo-, rhodo- + khrs, color.] |
rhodochrosite [ˌrəʊdəʊˈkrəʊsaɪt]
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a pink, red, grey, or brown mineral that consists of manganese carbonate in hexagonal crystalline form and occurs in ore veins. Formula: MnCO3
[from Greek rhodokhrōs of a rosy colour, from rhodon rose + khrōs colour]
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| Noun | 1. | rhodochrosite - a mineral consisting of manganese carbonate; a source of manganese atomic number 25, manganese, Mn - a hard brittle grey polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic; used in making steel; occurs in many minerals mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition |
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