kate! wrote:[img]https://img.etsystatic.com/il/4b3e3b/815572218/il_fullxfull.815572218_h7mj.jpg[/img] 1. Identify this mineral. 2. What happens to some specimens when they are exposed to air? 3. What is another name for rhodonite? 4. What are some of its uses? 5. What is the origin of its name?
1. Rhodonite 2. It can tarnish black or brown 3. Manganese spar or manganolite 4. Ornamental stone, tumbled stones, ore of manganese. 5. From Greek word Rhodes, meaning rosy.