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Rhodonite

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Description
Locality: 
Conselheiro Lafaiete, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.4 × 2.7 × 1.4 cm
Description

Classic rhodonite crystal with exfoliation faces and some striated crystal faces, of intense deep red colour, from Conselheiro Lafaiete (Brazil).

Acquired in 1962 it is the specimen #1961 of the Dr. Bob Janssens collection.

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

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