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Rhodochrosite

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Rhodochrosite

ex Rheinheim, Odenwald mineral show 2013
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Stratoni Operations, Cassandra Mines, Aristotelis, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.3 × 7.7 × 3.4 cm
Description

Stalactitic, pinkish rhodochrosite specimen from greece.

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