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Rhodochrosite With Fluorite

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Rhodochrosite With Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Wutong Mine, Liubao, Cangwu County, Wuzhou, Guangxi, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 4 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.20cm
Description

Great rhodochrosite specimen with well formed rhombs (up to 1.2 CM). To add to the allure of this specimen, there is fluorite and minor sulphides associated with the piece. Excellent condition and form, this can be displayed from several angles.

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

Fluorite

Formula: 
CaF2
Strunz: 
3.AB.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic