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rhodonite definition

rho·do·nite (rōd′'n īt′)

noun

a glassy, pink-to-brown, triclinic mineral, MnSiO, used as an ornamental stone; manganese silicate

Etymology: Ger rhodonit < Gr rhodon, rose (see Rhoda) + Ger -it, -ite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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