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Rhodochrosite

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Rhodochrosite

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Locality: 
Madem-Lakko Mine, Cassandra Mines, Aristotelis, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.3 × 4.5 × 2.3 cm
Description

This fantastic Greek piece comes from an old find. The rhodorosite features a lovely pink color and a noble silky luster. The specimen stands in the displayed position without any support. For more information you can read the report from Berthold Ottens and Panagiotis Voudouris in the current edition from: LAPIS Jg 42 Nr 10 Okt.2017.

Mineral Data
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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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