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Pyroxenoid (inosilicate) · Rhodonite

Rhodonite

Rhodonite — Rhodonite

The pink silicate with black manganese-oxide lace — durable enough for everyday beads and carvings, and instantly separated from rhodochrosite with one drop of dilute acid.

Colour
red
Transparency
Opaque
RI
1.733–1.747
SG
3.50–3.76
Mohs
5.5–6.5
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