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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A pink to light violet variety of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=garnet garnet] that has been used as a gemstone.
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A pink to light violet variety of the mineral [[pyrope]] in the [[garnet|garnet]] group.  Rhodolite has been used as a gemstone.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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garnet; rodolita (Esp.); rhodolite (Fr.); Rhodolit (Deut.); rhodoliet (Ned.)
 
garnet; rodolita (Esp.); rhodolite (Fr.); Rhodolit (Deut.); rhodoliet (Ned.)
  
== Authority ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
* Random House, Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
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* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  
 
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
 
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

Latest revision as of 13:50, 28 December 2022

Description

A pink to light violet variety of the mineral Pyrope in the Garnet group. Rhodolite has been used as a gemstone.

Synonyms and Related Terms

garnet; rodolita (Esp.); rhodolite (Fr.); Rhodolit (Deut.); rhodoliet (Ned.)

Resources and Citations

  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998