(Min.) A hydrous phosphate of alumina and manganese. It is generally of a rose-pink color, - whence the name.
eosphorite
eosphorite
[ē′äs·ə·fə‚rīt] (mineralogy) (Mn,Fe)Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O A usually rose-pink mineral composed of hydrous aluminum manganese phosphate, found massive or in prismatic crystals.