rhodochrosite Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a mineral consisting of manganese carbonate; a source of manganese

WordNet

Rho`do*chro"site noun
Etymology
Gr. "ro`don the rose + a coloring.
Definitions
  1. (Min.) Manganese carbonate, a rose-red mineral sometimes occuring crystallized, but generally massive with rhombohedral cleavage like calcite; -- called also dialogite.

Webster 1913