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Rhodonite In Galena

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Rhodonite In Galena

Ex J & S Mommers Collection

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Description
Locality: 
Blackwood Opencut, MMM Mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales, Australia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.7 × 1.4 cm
Description

A group of bright red rhodonite crystals has been liberated from its enclosing galena matrix, two small light tan coloured bustamite crystals are partially embedded in the rhodonites

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

Galena

Formula: 
PbS
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5
Colour: 
Lead-grey
Streak: 
Lead-grey
Earthstones Australia

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