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Rhodonite

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Rhodonite

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Description
Locality: 
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.6 × 5.8 × 3.3 cm
Description

Look at this carzy dimension of rhodonite - 54mm across is ut-standing; even for Broken Hill! The crystal is free-standing and shows very good translucency. I used only minor backlight for photography! The assemble is really fine and looks great in various positions!

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