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Willemite Calcite & Rhodonite

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Willemite Calcite & Rhodonite

Fluorescent

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Description
Locality: 
Garpenberg Norra Mine, Garpenberg, Hedemora, Dalarna County, Sweden
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
9.8 × 13 × 5.6 cm
Weight: 
1 091.00gr
Description

Large specimen of Rhodonite (pink in natural light ) with fluorescent Willemite (UVSW GREEN) and Calcite (UV SW red). Photos in UV SW and natural light. Abundant and uniform green fluorescence on both back and front of specimen. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Willemite

Formula: 
Zn2SiO4
Strunz: 
9.AA.05
Hardness: 
5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Vieille Montagne (Altenberg; Kelmisberg), Moresnet, Kelmis, Plombières-Vieille Montagne District (Plombières-Altenberg), Verviers, Liège Province, Belgium

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

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

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