Pyroxmangite

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B36JMCE
GemdatID: B3-6JM-CE
Gemstone: Pyroxmangite
Location of Origin:Sunnyside Mine group, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
Origin:Natural
Treatments:None reported
Cut Type:Round Brilliant
Weight:1.44 cts.
Dimensions:7.18mm x 7.18mm x ?mm
For a long time, this material was thought to be rhodonite, but this is not the case, and all of the "rhodonite" from the Sunnyside has been analyzed and is confirmed as being pyroxmangite.


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