rhodochrosite
Photo courtesy of Healing Crystals
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Species: Rhodochrosite
Mohs Hardness: 3.5 to 4 out of 10 Color: Red, pink, light brownish red, orangy red, and may have its characteristic "bacon strip" banding RI: 1.597 to 1.817 (+/- 0.003) Birefringence: 0.220 (birefringence blink method) SR/DR/AGG: AGG Clarity Type: Type II Spectrum: Very dark band around 410nm, weaker bands around 450nm and 545nm Fluorescence: Inert to moderate pink under LW, inert to weak pink under SW SG: Usually 3.70, but can be as low as 3.60 (+0.10 / -0.15) |