A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Rhodonite with quartz |
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| Description | Rhodonite is a member of the pyroxene group with the mineral formula of (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)5(SiO3)5. Rhodonite is carved for jewlery. The name comes from the Greek word for rose, rhodon. This sample is about 7 cm. |
| Location | USA ▹ New Jersey. Near Franklin. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-10-11. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1362. |
| Key words | rhodonite, pyroxene |
| Tech details | 600 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera. |
| GeoDIL number | 1630 |
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