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Rhodochrosite

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Rhodochrosite

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Rothenberg Mine, Oberneisen, Taunus, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 3 × 1 cm
Description

A very nice example of rhodochrosite from this classic location from a classic, German location from the Rhineland-Palatinate!

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