Rhodochrosite
Pronunciation : Rho`do*chro"site
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. "ro`don the rose + (Min.)
Definition : Defn: Manganese carbonate, a rose-red mineral sometimes occuring crystallized, but generally massive with rhombohedral cleavage like calcite; -- called also dialogite.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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