[roh-duh-kroh-sahyt] 
| a mineral, manganese carbonate, MnCO3, commonly containing some iron and calcium, and usually rose-red in color: a minor ore of manganese; manganese spar. |
| rho·do·chro·site (rō'də-krō'sīt') n. A mineral consisting mainly of manganese carbonate, MnCO3, light pink to rose-red in color with a pearly or vitreous luster, used as a manganese ore. [German Rhodochrosit, from Greek rhodokhrōs, rose-colored : rhodo-, rhodo- + khrōs, color.] |
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