Rhodonite, Rhodochrosite

Specimen ID: DGD-ADL

Mineral(s)
Rhodonite : CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Locality
As recorded:
Betts Manganese Mines, Plainfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Mindat locality:
Dimensions
9cm x 5cm x 5cm
weight: 463g
Collections
Collected by:
Events

Photo added to mindat.org

I polished in 2018. Virtually all of the specimens I tested when natural have at least a small amount of rhodochrosite, however they consist mostly of rhodonite. Thank you to Rick Cernak (volunteer Earthdance Mineral Coordinator), Earthdance and Bruce Hooke for permission to collect. For information see: www.earthdance.net/visit/minerals
Kenneth Gliesman - 21st March 2019
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