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| Species: | Rhodonite |
| Formula: | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| Comments: | The validity of this species here has flip-flopped over the decades. Some reference refute it, saying confusion with bustamite and pyroxmangite, but at least one specimen confirmed by Raman spectroscopy by Paul Bartholomew, U. of New Haven, 2014. |
| Habit: | subhedral grains |
| Colour: | pink |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Raman Spectroscopy |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Spessartine | ⓘ4 photos of Rhodonite associated with Spessartine at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Rhodonite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Jail Hill Road locality (Jail Hill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 238818 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:238818:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 510f272d-0858-4582-942e-caa1079eed2f |
| Nearest other occurrences of Rhodonite |
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| 11.4km (7.1 miles) | ⓘWhite Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 15.0km (9.3 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 96.0km (59.6 miles) | ⓘManton Avenue Quarry (Manton Quarry; Violet Hill Quarry), Manton, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA |
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Jail Hill Road locality, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA