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Rhodochrosite & Quartz & Tetrahedrite

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Rhodochrosite & Quartz & Tetrahedrite

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Description
Locality: 
Cavnic Mine, Maramureș County, Romania
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 6 × 3.5 cm
Description

Beautiful Rhodochrosite up to 3mm associated with Quartz and Tetrahedrite from the Cavnic Mine, Maramureș County im Romania.

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

Tetrahedrite

Formula: 
Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Strunz: 
2.GB.05
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0