 | PINOLITH | Hardness | 3.5-4.5 | | Color | GREY & WHITE | | Origin | NORWAY | | Transparency | OPAQUE | | |
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| Pinolith was mined in WWII for its high manganese content. It is a metamorphic rock containing magnesite as white crystals in a gray dolomite and graphite matrix. It is named Pinolith because the magnesite inclusions resemble pine cones in shape. |
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