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Rhodochrosite Stone
Chemical Structure: MnCO3
Mineral: Manganese Carbonate
Color: In its pure form, the color is rosy-red
Hardness: 3.5 to 4.0
Specific Gravity: 3.5 to 3.7
Refractive Index: 1.814 to 1.816
The natural Rhodochrosite gemstones are mostly occurred in impure form. The colors of the gemstones in their impure form vary from pink to brown. The streaks pass through these gemstones are white in color. The crystalline system is trigonal. Very often people get confused these gemstones with Rhodonite, the Manganese Silicate, but Rhodonites are quite harder than these gemstones.
