Rhodonite specimen. Polished slab of the mineral rhodonite (manganese iron magnesium calcium silicate). Rhodon is Greek for rose, referring to the pin

---

Rhodonite specimen. Polished slab of the mineral rhodonite (manganese iron magnesium calcium silicate). Rhodon is Greek for rose, referring to the pink colour.

---

Size: 3432px × 5091px
Photo credit: © NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: america, animal, background, bivalve, bivalvia, black, cenozoic, chespecten, cut, cut-, cut-outs, cutout, cutouts, fauna, fossil, fossilised, fossilized, invertebrata, invertebrate, jeffersonius, lamellibranch, lamellibranchia, maryland, miocene, mollusc, mollusca, mollusk, north, ostreoida, outs, pectinidae, period, phanerozoic, prehistoric, ridge, scallop, shell, states, tertiary, united, usa, wildlife