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rhodochrosite

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A crystalline mineral composed mainly of manganese carbonate MnCO3.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

a mineral consisting of manganese carbonate; a source of manganese

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: mineral

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥοδόχρως (rhodókhrōs, “having rosy colour”), from ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”) + χρώς (khrṓs, “colour”).

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 菱錳礦 /菱锰矿 — crystalline mineral composed mainly of manganese carbonate
  • Finnish: rodokrosiitti — crystalline mineral composed mainly of manganese carbonate
  • French: rhodochrosite — crystalline mineral composed mainly of manganese carbonate
  • German: Rhodochrosit — crystalline mineral composed mainly of manganese carbonate
  • Italian: rodocrosite — crystalline mineral composed mainly of manganese carbonate
  • Japanese: 菱マンガン鉱 — crystalline mineral composed mainly of manganese carbonate
  • Portuguese: rodocrosita — crystalline mineral composed mainly of manganese carbonate
  • Russian: родохрози́т (rodoxrozít) — crystalline mineral composed mainly of manganese carbonate
  • Spanish: rodocrosita — crystalline mineral composed mainly of manganese carbonate
  • Swedish: rodokrosit — crystalline mineral composed mainly of manganese carbonate
  • Swedish: manganspat — crystalline mineral composed mainly of manganese carbonate