6477 - Rhodonite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6477

Mineral Name

Rhodonite

Chemical Formula

CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Associated Minerals
Calcite
Franklinite
Specimen Number
F104

8178

Mostly broken but well-formed, deeply colored rhodonite crystals in calcite matrix

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Franklin, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.1220409, -74.5804378

Mining District

Franklin Mining District

Mine Name

Franklin Mine