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Rhodonite

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Description
Locality: 
Timmelbach Valley, Prägraten, Virgen Valley, East Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.3 × 5.7 × 1.4 cm
Description

Here I am offering a cut and at one side polished specimen pair of Austrian rhodonite. This is a real rarity for Austria and not often seen on the market. The patterns at the specimen are having a good contrast with some black and yellowish parts as well as the red.

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