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Ericssonite & Rhodonite

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Ericssonite & Rhodonite

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Description
Locality: 
Långban, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3 × 1.8 cm
Description

Black ericssonite and red rhodonite in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ericssonite

Formula: 
BaMn2+2Fe3+(Si2O7)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BE.25
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden

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