Inesite

Name:

Inesite

A photo of the mineral Inesite

Class:

Silicates

Chemistry:

Ca2Mn7Si10O28(OH)2 * 5H2O Hydros Calcium Mangenese Silicate

Color(s):

rose, flesh-pink, pale pink, yellow, brown streak: pale-pink

Hardness:

6.0

SpecGrav:

3.0

Fracture:

uneven

Cleavage:

perfect

Crystal:

triclinic (prismatic, fibrous, sometimes spherulitic with radiating crystals)

Envronment:

hydrothermal metamorphic rocks.

Association:

rhodonite, axinite

Locals:

| Calif., | Mexico | Sweden | Japan | Australia |

Misc:

The origin of the name is not absolutely know, but it may be from the Greek, "ines" meaning "fibers"

Photos
& Locals:

1.) Hale Creek Mine, Trinity Count, Calif.
2.) Hale Creek Mine, Trinity Count, Calif.
3.) Hale Creek Mine, Trinity Count, Calif.

4.) Hale Creek Mine, Trinity Count, Calif.
5.) Hale Creek Mine, Trinity Count, Calif.

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Name:	Inesite
Class:	Silicates
Chemistry:	Ca2Mn7Si10O28(OH)2 * 5H2O Hydros Calcium Mangenese Silicate
Color(s):	rose, flesh-pink, pale pink, yellow, brown streak: pale-pink
Hardness:	6.0	SpecGrav:	3.0
Fracture:	uneven	Cleavage:	perfect
Crystal:	triclinic (prismatic, fibrous, sometimes spherulitic with radiating crystals)
Envronment:	hydrothermal metamorphic rocks.
Association:	rhodonite, axinite
Locals:	\| Calif., \| Mexico \| Sweden \| Japan \| Australia \|
Misc:	The origin of the name is not absolutely know, but it may be from the Greek, "ines" meaning "fibers"

	Photos & Locals:
		1.) Hale Creek Mine, Trinity Count, Calif. 2.) Hale Creek Mine, Trinity Count, Calif. 3.) Hale Creek Mine, Trinity Count, Calif.		4.) Hale Creek Mine, Trinity Count, Calif. 5.) Hale Creek Mine, Trinity Count, Calif.

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