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AM23 257 Rhodonite-B
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ALTERMAVEN                        2023-11-05 15:44
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CAVE Q IS "QUARTZ" WHICH IS ALREADY B-SIDED IN THE PRIOR MINERALS A-Z!  
  
THIS CAVE HAS BEEN ROTATED WITH THE CONTAINERS IN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT INSTEAD OF THE PREVIOUS SETUP. IT'S STILL A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO PULL OFF EFFICIENTLY...  
  
RHODONITE, WHOSE NAME IS DERIVED FROM THE GREEK WORD FOR ROSE "RHODON", IS A MANGANESE INOSILICATE WITH A DISTINCT ROSE RED HUE. IT BELONGS TO THE PYROXENOIDS ALONGSIDE WOLLATONITE AND PECTOLITE. WHEN CONTAINING CALCIUM OXICE, IT BECOMES A GREYISH-BROWN VARIETY KNOWN AS BUSTAMITE. A VARIETY CONTAINING ZINC OXIDE, KNOWN AS FOWLERITE, EXISTS.  
  
IT HAS A MOHS HARDNESS BETWEEN 5.5 AND 6.5, DEPENDING ON IMPURITIES.