Specimen data for Rhodonite

Tom Mortimer catalog number: 1439

Identification method: Visual. This is the "rhodonite" from the Hinsdale, NH rhodonite deposit. An EDS analysis showed this material is actually a mixture of several minerals, (rhodonite, spessartine, and rhodochrosite) so it is technically a rock. The EDS analysis was corroborated by a thin section optical analysis. A mineralogist skilled in optical mineralogy independantly suggested the presence of rhodonite, a garnet mineral and a carbonate mineral.

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