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Rhodonite: (Mn++,Fe++,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Comments: Deep red blocky prismatic crystals of rhodonite to 3cm. Location: Broken Hill mine, New South Wales, Australia. Scale: 6.5 x 5 x 4cm. © Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix
Comments: Light red rhodonite and minor quartz. Location: Chiurucu mine, Dos de Mayo, Peru. Scale: 3 x 3.5 cm. © Fabre Minerals
Rhodonite: (Mn++,Fe++,Mg,Ca)SiO3 Akatoreite: (Mn++,Fe++)9Al2Si8O24(OH)8
Comments: Brown akatoreite in pink rhodonite. Location: Akatore Creek, Eastern Otago Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Rhodonite: (Mn++,Fe++,Mg,Ca)SiO3 Caryinite: (Na,Pb)(Ca,Na)(Ca,Mn++)(Mn++,Mg)2(AsO4)3
Comments: Yellow crystalline caryinite with pink rhodonite. Location: Langban, Varmland, Sweden. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species