Specimen NumberTC-2-3-016Alternate NumberA76-248CommentsTwo distinct samples, one is massive Zn-ore, with beautiful garnet+rhodonite (see XRD pattern below), the second is the “garnet sandstone” that is granular fine-grained spessartine + galena. The rhodonite XRD data was on very small sample, and although background is high, pattern is still easy to attribute to rhodonite.In Teaching CollectionYesMineral(s)galenarhodonitespessartinesphaleriteRock NamePb-Zn oreDistrictBroken Hill, AustraliaMineNorthExternal LinkMindatDeposit TypeMetamorphosed Sedex
TC-2-3-016: Pb-Zn ore - Broken Hill, Australia District - North Mine. Franklin College Collections, accessed 16/11/2025, https://digitalcollections.franklin.uga.edu/nodes/view/37555