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Rhodochrosite Calcite & Pyrite

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Rhodochrosite Calcite & Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Cavnic Mine, Maramureș County, Romania
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.3 × 8.8 × 6.5 cm
Description

Very beautiful combination of rhodochrosite, calcite and pyrite.

The rhodochrosite has good color and forms aesthetic spheres. Inbetween there is also well formed golden pyrite and some small globular calcites.

On the top there are a bit larger calcite spheres combined with rhodochrosite and pyrite as well.
 

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

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5

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