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| Name: | Rhodonite Rdn |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #216: Rhodonite / Galena Broken Hill, NSW, Australia  #799: Rhodonite  #836: Rhodonite Conselheiro Lafaiete, Minas Gerais, Brazil  #1132: Rhodonite (Tumbled) |
| IMA Chemistry: | CaMn3Mn(Si5O15) |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Rhodonite contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Manganese (Mn) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Germany |
| Year First Published: | 1819 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Redefined |
| Status Notes: | Germar (1819) Ueber die kohlenstoff - und kieselsauren Manganerze des Unterharzes, Journal für Chemie und Physik 26, 108-120 Chemical formula changed from Mn^2+^SiO_3_: Miyawaki R, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2019) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 49. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2019. Mineralogical Magazine 83, 479-483 |
| Structural Group Name: | Rhodonite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | rhodonite |
| Crystal Systems: | triclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2500 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 6.0 |
| Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 3.665 |
| More Info: | Search Wikipedia: Rhodonite (Wiki) Search Mindat: Rhodonite Search Web Mineral DB: Rhodonite |
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