English Explanatory Dictionary

rhodonite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A manganese inosilicate mineral with some substitution by iron and magnesium, of composition (Mn²⁺,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO₃.

Word forms

rhodonite rhodonites

Etymology

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

Related words

rhodo- and its derivatives rhodium
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