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GEMMY RHODONITE CRYSTALS
Australian Minerals, Crystals, Gem Crystals, Metal Specimens, Minerals of the World, Top ShelfGEMMY RHODONITE CRYSTALS
A superb specimen of Gemmy Rhodonite Crystals in Galena. A cluster of chunky, red translucent crystals on matrix. This specimen in particular shows amazing crystal colour and shape and will make a worthy addition to any collection. Two main crystals one atop the other nested in Truncated Galena from Broken Hill.
Location:
Broken Hill, NSWDimensions:
3.7cm x 2.5cm x 2.2cm, 34g.Rhodonite: MnSiO3
Named in 1819 by Christoph Friedrich Jasche from the Greek rhodos or “rose”, referring to its colour.
Galena: PbS
Galena is the primary ore mineral of lead. Worked for its lead content as early as 3000 BC, it is found in ore veins with sphalerite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, tennantite-tetrahedrite, etc. and in skarns, as well as in sedimentary rocks where it may replace carbonate beds or be deposited in pore spaces.
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SKU: AM23GRC01
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