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Rhodochrosite

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Locality: 
Davidkovo Area, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3.5 × 3.5 cm
Description

Multiple rosettes of salmon pink rhodochrosite crystals on matrix of quartz points and sulphides!This material is only found now from old collections and it's one of the most wanted finds from the country!No damage!

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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