Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Rhodochrosite"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rhodochrosite \Rho`do*chro"site\, n. [Gr. "ro`don the rose + ???
a coloring.] (Min.)
Manganese carbonate, a rose-red mineral sometimes occuring
crystallized, but generally massive with rhombohedral
cleavage like calcite; -- called also {dialogite}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
rhodochrosite
n : a mineral consisting of manganese carbonate; a source of
manganese
Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents;
see the Webster Gateway FAQ,
and also the Back-end/database links and credits.