Rhodolite

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