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Rhodochrosite

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Rhodochrosite

ex collection Eugen Kreidler, 1978
Gem Crystal

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Description
Locality: 
Hotazel, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 0.4 × 0.3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.30cm
Description

Very nice, gemmy rhodochrosite scalenohedron. Beautiful color, a bit 'smoother' in nature. I like it even more in nature.

A few minor dings, but almost ignorable.

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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