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Tetrahedrite & Rhodochrosite

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Tetrahedrite & Rhodochrosite

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Description
Locality: 
Cavnic Mine, Maramureș County, Romania
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 5 × 5.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.60cm
Description

Very attractive specimen with tetrahedrite twins on light pink rhodochrosite. Specially are rounded crystals I do not know around the tetrahedrite base.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tetrahedrite

Formula: 
Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Strunz: 
2.GB.05
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

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