Rhodonite is part of the triclinic family. It’s a rare mineral found in a few small deposits across the world. The lore said it was first spotted in Russia where eagles use it to feather their nest. The Mayakovskaya Station in the Moscow metro has over 80 square meters of columns with rhodonite inlay.
01-21- Rhodonite #7.
Rhodonite in the sand.
Last rhodonite this week. I started the unit structure as a 7 sided polyhedron (heptahedron) because of its intriguing shape. I left the atoms as they appeared in W. Peacor’s database.
01-20- Rhodonite #6.
Thinking out of the box.
The lower cube is an outline of the shell enclosing a single Rhodonite atomic structure.
The floating spheres are a projection of the “ball-and-stick” pattern from
the W. Nelson and D. Griffen database descriptive.
01-19 – Rhodonite #5.
Taking after yesterday’s design. The strange case of the Rhodonite chain on an ancient basketry weave pattern…
01-18- Rhodonite #4.
Another variation of a rhodonite structure from the W. Nelson and D. Griffen database.
01-17- Rhodonite #3.
From W. Nelson and D. Griffen database. Rhodonite kiss.
01-16- Rhodonite #2,
Rhodonite crystal structure. Original database W. Nelson, D. Griffen.
01-15 – Rhodonite #1,
The Rhodonite will the third crystal of this 52 weeks exploration of the geometry of nature.
Rhodonite is part of the triclinic family. It’s a rare mineral found in a few small deposits across the world. Some say it helps bring one back to center during stressful times – good segue after a week of zirconium irradiation! The lore said it was first spotted in Russia where eagles use it to feather their nest. The Mayakovskaya Station in the Moscow metro has over 80 square meters of columns with rhodonite inlay. Did the mineral structure inspire the Futurists too?
Technical database by P. Leverett, P. Williams & D. Hibbs. 16 atoms, 16 bonds, 3 polyhedra.
