rhodonite

See also: Rhodonite

English

Rhodonite

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”) + -ite.

Noun

rhodonite (countable and uncountable, plural rhodonites)

1. (mineralogy) A manganese inosilicate mineral with some substitution by iron and magnesium, of composition (Mn²⁺,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO₃.
   • 2012 March, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist‎^[1], volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 14 June 2012, page 128:

     Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)

Related terms

• rhodo- and its derivatives
• rhodium (etymologically related [via color] but not chemically related)

Translations

A manganese inosilicate mineral

• Catalan: rodonita f
• Dutch: rhodoniet
• Finnish: rodoniitti
• German: Rhodonit m
• Lithuanian: rodonitas
• Polish: rodonit (pl) m
• Spanish: rodonita f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Rhodonite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “rhodonite”, in Mindat.org‎^[2], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɔ.dɔ.nit/

Noun

rhodonite f (plural rhodonites)

1. (mineralogy) rhodonite

Further reading

• “rhodonite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.