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Rhodochrosite With Fluorite & Quartz

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Rhodochrosite With Fluorite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Wutong Mine, Liubao, Cangwu County, Wuzhou, Guangxi, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Mixed Specimens
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.9 × 2.9 × 2.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
7.90cm
Description

Rhodochrosite with Fluorite and Quartz from well know locality Wutong Mine, Liubao, Cangwu Co., Wuzhou, Guangxi, China.

A beautiful specimen of light pink rhodochrosite crystals between are cubic crystals of purplish, glassy, luster and transparent fluorite.

An interesting fact is that most fluorite crystals are overgrown with perfectly pure quartz crystals.

The Wutong Mine is famous for the finest rhodochrosites ever found.

Nice cabinet 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

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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