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Rhodochrosite

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Rhodochrosite

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Description
Locality: 
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 6 × 5.5 cm
Description

Rhodochrosite from famous Uchucchacua Mine, Peru.

Typical red gemmy with crystal size 1.2 cm.

Unfortunately the head of the main crystal is broken. It is not so obvious when you look frontal on the specimen (e.g. first photo). But you can see the damage clearly on photo 2 and 5.

Nevertheless this specimen is worth something...

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rhodochrosite

Formula: 
MnCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Cavnic Mine (Kapnikbánya), Cavnic (Kapnic; Kapnik), Maramureș Co., Romania

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