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Rhodochrosite

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Description
Locality: 
Louise Mine, Bürdenbach, Altenkirchen, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 4.9 × 3.7 cm
Description

A very fine example of rhodochrosite from the Louise Mine. A great German classic, hard to find nowadays.

From my own collection.

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
Cartils Minerals

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