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Rhodochrosite On Quartz

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Rhodochrosite On Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Eniovche Mine, Ardino, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3.5 × 3 cm
Description

An oddity from Bulgaria! Bulgarian rhodochrosite is uncommon on the market anyway, but this style is even more difficult to find! The form of these rosettes of rhodochrosite is called a hyperbolic paraboloid. It's a form you normally see in corals or plants! The rosettes are sparkly and nestled just in the center of quartz contrasting matrix! There is no damage and several option for display on this aesthetic rarity!

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

Quartz

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

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