[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

rhodochrosite \rho`dochro"site\, n. gr. "ro`don the rose + ???
   a coloring. min.
   manganese carbonate, a rose-red mineral sometimes occuring
   crystallized, but generally massive with rhombohedral
   cleavage like calcite; -- called also dialogite.
   1913 webster
see also:
dialogite 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

rhodochrosite
     n : a mineral consisting of manganese carbonate; a source of
         manganese

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