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Rhodonite

Gem Crystal

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Description
Locality: 
Conselheiro Lafaiete, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.4 × 1.4 × 0.3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.40cm
Description

Beautiful razor-sharp, transparent crystal of gem rhodonite. Fantastic pinkish-red colour.

Tiny ding on top edge does not detract from a fine gem crystal.

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
Vic's Vugh Minerals