Rhodonite
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Silicate
- Crystal system
- Triclinic
- Hardness
- Hard (5.5 to 7.5)
- Density
- Heavy (3.2 to 5)
- Occurs in
- Metamorphic rocks, Ore veins
- Foliation
- Not layered
- Colour
- Red, Pink
- Lustre
- Glassy
- Use
- Jewellery
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- Rhodonite's name comes from the Greek word for rose.
- Black veins of manganese oxide often run through it and form dark patterns on the pink stone.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q409071 · All stones · All entries