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rhodonite

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rho⋅do⋅nite

[rohd-n-ahyt]
–noun
a mineral, manganese metasilicate, MnSiO3, occurring usually in rose-red masses, sometimes used as an ornamental stone; manganese spar.

Origin:
1815–25; < G Rhodonit < Gk rhódon rose 1 + G -it -ite 1
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rho·do·nite   (rōd'n-īt')   
n.  A pink to rose-red mineral, essentially a glassy crystalline manganese silicate, MnSiO3, used as an ornamental stone.

[From Greek rhodon, rose.]
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