1. Rhodonite with quartz

    “The pinky red colour of these different minerals is caused by manganese. Rhodonite is a manganese silicate and rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate. Both names derive from rhodos, Greek for rose.”

    From the Natural History Museum in London

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