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Ferrorhodonite

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Ferrorhodonite

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Locality: 
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.3 × 0.3 × 0.2 cm
Description

Orange crystal of the new mineral of the rhodonite group ferrorhodonite (IMA 2016-016) from the type locality in Broken Hill and only one of the two known localities worldwide in a marix of galena

Ferrorhodonite can be distinguished from rhodonite by its brownish pink color

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ferrorhodonite

Formula: 
CaMn3Fe(Si5O15
Group Parent: 
Rhodonite
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
6
Colour: 
brown-red, pinkish-brown
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

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