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Rhodochrosite With Galena On Quartz

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Rhodochrosite With Galena 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: 
4.5 × 3.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

Aesthetic thin crust like cluster or tiny quartz points on which grow small lustrous balls of rhodochrosite.The balls have baby pink color and cover the matrix almost completely.There are small galena cubes between the rhodochrosite balls.The piece is crystallized all around and it's actually a floater!As you can see on the backlight photo,the thin crust glows pink when you give some light on the back!

 

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

Galena

Formula: 
PbS
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5
Colour: 
Lead-grey
Streak: 
Lead-grey

Quartz

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

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