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Rhodochrosite & Sphalerite

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Rhodochrosite & Sphalerite

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Description
Locality: 
Raura, Cajatambo Province, Lima Department, Peru
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.3 × 6.8 × 4.3 cm
Description

Pale pink curved rhodochrosite crystals on sphalerite and quartz from Prof. Gösswein collection, Munich, Germany.

Beautiful and attractive specimen.

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

Sphalerite

Formula: 
ZnS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0