How do I identify Sonolite?

Sonolite can be identified by its hardness of 5.5 on the Mohs scale, Red-orange color. Look for these key characteristics when examining specimens.

What color is Sonolite?

Sonolite typically appears in Red-orange, pinkish brown to dark brown. Color can vary depending on impurities and formation conditions.

How hard is Sonolite?

Sonolite has a hardness of 5.5 on the Mohs scale. This gives it moderate hardness.

How to Identify Sonolite | Properties, Meaning & Uses

What is Sonolite?

Sonolite is transparent to translucent and is red-orange, pinkish brown to dark brown in color and colorless in thin sections. The mineral has a granular habit or occurs as prismatic to anhedral crystals up to 2.5 cm (0.98 in). Sonolite is the manganese analogue of clinohumite, a dimorph of jerrygibbsite, and a member of the humite group. The mineral occurs in metamorphosed manganese-rich deposits. Sonolite has been found in association with calcite, chlorite, franklinite, galaxite, manganosite, pyrochroite, rhodochrosite, tephroite, willemite, and zincite.

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