Rhodonite
| ID | 109 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mineral | Rhodonite | |
| Location | Ampanihy - Atsimo-Andrefana - Madagascar | |
| Fluorescence | LW-UV: close SW-UV: close |
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Mindat data
| ID | 3407 |
|---|---|
| Long ID | 1:1:3407:0 |
| Formula |
CaMn3Mn(Si5O15)
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| IMA Status |
0 1 |
| Other Occurrences | Manganese deposits formed by hydrothermal, contact or regional metamorphic, and sedimentary processes. |
| Discovery Year | 1819 |
| Diapheny | Transparent,Translucent |
| Cleavage |
Perfect on {110} & |
| Colour | Red, pink, brownish-red, gray. |
| Hardness (min) | 5.5 |
| Hardness (max) | 6.5 |
| Lustre | Vitreous |
| About the name | Named in 1819 by Christoph Friedrich Jasche from the Greek ρόδον, "rose", referring to its color. |
| Streak | White |
| Crystal System | Triclinic |
| Cleavage Type | Perfect |
| Fracture type | Irregular/Uneven,Conchoidal |
| Morphology | Crystals rough, typically tabular or elongate. |
| Twinning | Lamellar, with {010} as composition plane. |
| Comment Luster | Somewhat pearly on cleavage |
| shortcode_ima | Rdn |
| Group | Rhodonite Group |
Details
Price: € 5
Dimensions: Not registered
Weight: Not registered
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Notes:
| Symbol | Element | |
|---|---|---|
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| O | Oxygen | |
| Si | Silicium |