Properties (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
mineral
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
calcite
quartz |
| gptkbp:awards |
vitreous
|
| gptkbp:challenges |
3.5 to 4 on Mohs scale
|
| gptkbp:chemicalFormula |
MnCO3
|
| gptkbp:colors |
pink
under UV light banded rhodochrosite manganese rhodochrosite |
| gptkbp:displacement |
conchoidal
|
| gptkbp:famousFor |
pink color
banded patterns high manganese content |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Rhodochrosite
|
| gptkbp:impact |
used in jewelry
often polished occasionally carved sometimes dyed used in decorative items |
| gptkbp:lighting |
uniaxial negative
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
sedimentary rocks
igneous rocks metamorphic rocks |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Colorado,_USA
Argentina's_Andean_region China's_Hunan_province Peru's_Andean_region South_Africa's_Kalahari_region |
| gptkbp:occursAnnually |
hydrothermal veins
|
| gptkbp:productionCompany |
gptkb:Sweet_Home_Mine
gptkb:Wutong_Mine gptkb:Capillitas_Mine gptkb:N'Chwaning_Mines Manganese Ridge |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:dolomite
calcite spodumene rhodochrosite_marble |
| gptkbp:releaseYear |
gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:Peru gptkb:South_Africa gptkb:USA |
| gptkbp:rootSystem |
trigonal
|
| gptkbp:surface |
3.6 to 3.7
|
| gptkbp:team |
perfect
|
| gptkbp:uses |
gemstone
collector's mineral |
| gptkbp:visibility |
transparent to translucent
|