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GEMMY RHODONITE CRYSTALS

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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, NSW

Dimensions:
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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GEMMY RHODONITE CRYSTALSGEMMY 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, NSW

Dimensions:
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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Weight34 g
Dimensions12 × 10 × 8 cm
color

Metallic Silver Grey, Red

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, NSW

Dimensions:
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.

Check out more Aussie minerals here.

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