Rhodochrosite \Rho`do*chro"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}.
rhodochrosite
n : a mineral consisting of manganese carbonate; a source of
manganese