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Rhodochrosite

ex collection Udo Hörig
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Description
Locality: 
Ushkatyn, Zhayrem, Karazhal, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12.5 × 11.7 × 4.9 cm
Weight: 
1 082.00gr
Description

Very big and heavy rhodochrosite specimen from Ushkatyn. Exceptional thick, dark red, glossy parts on the edge, lighter pink parts on the broader side. Mining has ceased at the locality, with no chance of re-opening. Rhodochrosite specimen from there have already become scarce and will soon disappear completely from the market.

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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