Rhodizite

Origin: Sahatany Valley, Madagascar

Sample size: 2.5 x 2 x 2.3 cm matrix, crystals to 9 mm

Photo courtesy of:

Dan Weinrich

Rhodizite (Rb-rich) with manganocolumbite

Rhodizite (Rb-rich) with rubellite

Rb-rich rhodizite

Origin: Antandrokomby pegmatite, Manandona Valley, Sahatany Pegmatite Field (Mt.Bity (Ibity) area), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar

Sample size: 4.4 x 3.2 x 1.5 cm (top), 3.7 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm (2nd row), 5 x 4.3 x 3.9 cm (3rd/bottom row)

Origin: Mt. Bity, Sahatany Pegmatite Field, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar

Sample size: 3 x 2.8 x 2.5 cm (top), 2.5 x 2.4 x 2.4 cm (2nd/bottom row)

Photo courtesy of:

Rob Lavinsky

A well-formed, pale greenish white rhodizite crystal, 1.2 cm across, perched on a matrix of quartz, microcline, and liddicoatite tourmaline.

Origin: Manandona Valley, 25 km SW of Antandrokomby, Madagascar

Ex. Jesse Fisher coll.

Sample size: 5 x 4 x 3 cm

Photo courtesy of:

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

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