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Rhodochrosite

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Rhodochrosite

From an old collection of a doctor in chemistry from 1900-1930
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Capillitas Vein, Capillitas, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 7.5 × 1 cm
Description

This mining district holds the famous occurrence of the banded layers, concretions, and stalactites of "Inca Rose" rhodochrosite, first described in the literature in 1873, and for which it is sporadically being mined for specimens and lapidary material.

A pretty slice taken from of rhodochrosite.

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

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