The name Rhodochrosite comes from the Greek word rhodochroos = rose-colored. It was given to the mineral in 1813 by Johann F. L. Hausmann, but was criticized shortly afterwards by Johann F. A. Breithaupt as "ill-sounding and difficult to pronounce". Breithaupt suggested the alternative terms rose spar and raspberry spar, ...
The name Rhodochrosite comes from the Greek word rhodochroos = rose-colored. It was given to the mineral in 1813 by Johann F. L. Hausmann, but was criticized shortly afterwards by Johann F. A. Breithaupt as "ill-sounding and difficult to pronounce". Breithaupt suggested the alternative terms rose spar and raspberry spar, while Abraham Gottlob Werner proposed the name manganese spar. Rhodochrosite, however, has prevailed. There are numerous other synonyms, e.g. red or air-acid brownstone ore, dense redstone, red manganese ore, cobalt manganese spar, incarose or red spar.
The intensity of the color varies greatly. This is determined not only by the proportion of manganese, but also by the size of the crystals or the grain size of the aggregates: the larger these are, the darker the color of the stone. The temperature conditions during formation are also important for the color of the mineral: Intense cherry-red clusters are formed at high temperatures and relatively weak solutions, while pale pink and light-colored rhodochrosite occurs at low temperatures and solutions with a high content of manganese, iron, calcium and magnesium. At first glance, Rhodochrosite can easily be confused with Rhodonite due to its color, but usually has typical banding or concentric, circular aggregates.
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