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Rhodochrosite With Sphalerite

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Rhodochrosite With Sphalerite

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Locality: 
Wutong Mine, Liubao, Cangwu County, Wuzhou, Guangxi, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.6 × 2.6 × 1.4 cm
Description

Very different piece of step growth rhodochrosite crystals on small matrix of sphalerite! The color, the contrst and aesthetics are superb and the piece has two faces! The rhodochrosite is lustrous and sharp, with intense color when some light is added! Some wear on the bottom, but no serious 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

Sphalerite

Formula: 
ZnS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

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