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Rhodonite

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Rhodonite

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Description
Locality: 
Morro da Mina, Conselheiro Lafaiete, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.2 × 5 × 2.5 cm
Description

Deep red and lustrous crystallized rhodonite with minor cummingtonite fibrous crystals from Brazil.

Very beautiful and colorful specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rhodonite

Formula: 
MnSiO3
Strunz: 
9.DK.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Kaiser Franz Mine (König Wilhelm Mine), Schävenholz (Schebenholz; Schäbenholz), Elbingerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany