rhodonite

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English

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Rhodonite

Etymology

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

Noun

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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, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist[1], volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 14 June 2012, 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.)
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Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Rhodonite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • rhodonite”, in Mindat.org[2], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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Noun

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rhodonite f (plural rhodonites)

  1. (mineralogy) rhodonite

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