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di⋅al⋅o⋅gite

[dahy-al-uh-jahyt]
–noun Mineralogy.
rhodocrosite.

Origin:
1820–30; < Gk dialog() selection, deriv. of dialégein to select (dia- dia- + légein to speak) + -ite 1

rho⋅do⋅chro⋅site

[roh-duh-kroh-sahyt]
–noun
a mineral, manganese carbonate, MnCO3, commonly containing some iron and calcium, and usually rose-red in color: a minor ore of manganese; manganese spar.
Also called dialogite.


Origin:
1830–40; < Gk rhodóchrōs rose-colored (rhódo(n) rhodo- + chrs color; cf. chroma ) + -ite 1
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