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Rhodonite

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Description
Locality: 
Lidcott mine, Laneast, Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 4 × 0.8 cm
Weight: 
58.00gr
Description

Pink rhodonite with quartz and jasper from an old manganese prospect in East Cornwall

Polished slice (one side) max thickness 8mm as shown in photo

Displays well (stand included)

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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