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Rhodonite

Floater

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Locality: 
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 0.8 × 0.7 cm
Description

Lustrous ruby red crystal of rhodonite associated to small pieces of grey galena, and minor brown crystalized bustamite. It is a floater piece, free of damages. Small but choice representative specimen of this inosilicate from a super classic Australian locality.

Acquired in 1989. Ex. Roger Gnat 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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