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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RHODONITE

n.A mineral of a red, reddish, or yellowish white color, and splintery fracture, occurring compact or fibrous in the Hartz at Strahlberg, etc.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RHODONITE

Rho "don *ite, n. Etym: [Gr. "ro `don the rose. ] (Min. )

Defn: Manganese spar, or silicate of manganese, a mineral occuring crystallised and in rose-red masses. It is often used as an ornamental stone.

New American Oxford Dictionary

rhodonite

rho do nite |ˈrōdnˌīt ˈroʊdnaɪt | ▶noun a brownish or rose-pink mineral consisting of a silicate of manganese and other elements. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Greek rhodon ‘rose ’ + -ite 1 .

Oxford Dictionary

rhodonite

rhodonite |ˈrəʊd (ə )nʌɪt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a brownish or rose-pink mineral consisting of a silicate of manganese and other elements. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Greek rhodon ‘rose ’ + -ite 1 .