rhodochrosite

From Ancient Greek ῥοδόχρως (rhodókhrōs, “having rosy colour”), from ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”) + χρώς (khrṓs, “colour”).

rhodochrosite (countable and uncountable, plural rhodochrosites)

1. (mineralogy) A crystalline mineral composed mainly of manganese carbonate MnCO₃.

• Frequently misspelt *rhodocrosite.

• (crystalline mineral composed mainly of manganese carbonate): dialogite, red manganese

• rhodochrosite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Rhodochrosite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “rhodochrosite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

• IPA^(key): /ʁɔ.dɔ.kʁo.zit/

rhodochrosite f (plural rhodochrosites)

1. (mineralogy) rhodochrosite