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Definition of Rhodonite

1. Noun. A pink or red mineral consisting of crystalline manganese silicate; used as an ornamental stone.

Definition of Rhodonite

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

Definition of Rhodonite

1. Noun. (minerology) a manganese inosilicate mineral with some substitution by iron and magnesium, of composition (Mn²⁺,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO₃ ¹

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Definition of Rhodonite

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Medical Definition of Rhodonite

1. Manganese spar, or silicate of manganese, a mineral occuring crystallized and in rose-red masses. It is often used as an ornamental stone. Origin: Gr. "rodon the rose. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Rhodonite

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Stones for Building and Decoration by George Perkins Merrill (1908)
"rhodonite,—This is a silicate of manganese of a red or pink color and frequently more or less streaked and spotted. It is hard and tough, ..."

2. Stones for Building and Decoration by George Perkins Merrill (1903)
"rhodonite.—This is a silicate of manganese of a red or pink color and frequently more or leas streaked and spotted. It is hard and tough, ..."

3. Descriptive Mineralogy by William Shirley Bayley (1917)
"Their crystals possess many habits, of which the cubical, tabular, and columnar are the most Fig. 208.— rhodonite Crystals with « 'P, 1To common. ..."

4. Precious Stones and Gems: Their History, Sources and Characteristics by Edwin William Streeter (1898)
"rhodonite. ;T is the rose-red colour of this mineral which has gained for it the name of rhodonite (from the Greek rhodon, a rose); and it is this colour ..."

5. Precious Stones and Gems: Their History, Sources and Characteristics by Edwin William Streeter (1898)
"rhodonite is an opaque silicate of manganese• found in masses, ... It is only certain varieties of rhodonite which can be advantageously used by the ..."

6. The Nature of Ore Deposits by Richard Beck (1905)
"g, garnet; q, quartz; b, gale- nite; z, blende. Fig. 200.—Garnet-rhodonite aggregate with immigrated ores. (Enlarged 50 times.) g, garnet; r, rhodonite; f, ..."

7. The Non-metallic Minerals: Their Occurrence and Uses by George Perkins Merrill (1904)
"rhodonite. This is a metasilicate of manganese of the formula ... So far as the writer has information, rhodonite has as yet little commercial value, ..."

8. The Non-metallic Minerals: Their Occurrence and Uses by George Perkins Merrill (1904)
"rhodonite. This is a metasilicate of manganese of the formula ... So far as the writer has information, rhodonite has as yet little commercial value, ..."

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