Inclusions in Transparent Gem Rhodonite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Paul Milsteed; Terrence Mernagh; Vincent Otieno-Alego; Dudley Creagh

Inclusions in Transparent Gem Rhodonite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Paul Milsteed, Terrence Mernagh, Vincent Otieno-Alego, Dudley Creagh

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Abstract

Solid, vapor, and fluid inclusions in transparent gem rhodonite crystals from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, have been identified for the first time using Raman spectroscopy and gemological/petrographic techniques. Among the solid inclusions are sphalerite, galena, quartz, and fluorite. The rhodonite also contained hollow needle-like tubes and negative rhodonite crystals. Three-phase inclusions were found to contain a saline liquid, a gaseous mixture of nitrogen (N2) and methane (CH4), and ilmenite crystals

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	246-254
Number of pages	9
Journal	Gems and Gemology
Volume	41
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - 2005

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Inclusions in Transparent Gem Rhodonite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

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