How do I identify Hodgkinsonite?

Hodgkinsonite can be identified by its hardness of 4.5 - 5 on the Mohs scale, Bright pink color. Look for these key characteristics when examining specimens.

What color is Hodgkinsonite?

Hodgkinsonite typically appears in Bright pink, red to reddish brown, orange, yellow, black. Color can vary depending on impurities and formation conditions.

How hard is Hodgkinsonite?

Hodgkinsonite has a hardness of 4.5 - 5 on the Mohs scale. This gives it moderate hardness.

Hodgkinsonite

A variety of Minerals

What is Hodgkinsonite?

Hodgkinsonite is a rare zinc manganese silicate mineral Zn2MnSiO4(OH)2. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system and typically forms radiating to acicular prismatic crystals with variable color from pink, yellow-red to deep red. Hodgkinsonite was discovered in 1913 by H. H. Hodgkinson, for whom it is named in Franklin, New Jersey, and it is only found in that area.

Optical Properties

Refractive Index: 1.720-1.746
Birefringence: 0.026
Pleochroism: Transparent pink stones: lavender and pale purple
Optical Character: Biaxial negative

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