PYROXMANGITE MnSiO3 (triclinic)．
pyroxenoid group．pinkish red tabular crystals,often twinned.
三斜錳輝石晶體為板狀，二方向解理完美．粉紅至紅棕色彩，玻璃至珍珠光澤，硬度 5.5-6 ，形成於富含錳的變質岩中．美好標本產於 Mont-Roig, Terragona, Catalunya, Spain，Shidara, Kitashidara-Gun, Aichi, Japan．Molinello Mine, Chiavari, Liguria, Italy．Kern County，California(USA)．New South Wales(Australia)．

礦名來源：Named after its resemblance to the pyroxenes－輝石 and containing manganese.

經典名礦欣賞 ．２ ．３．４．５

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