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Rhodochrosite

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Rhodochrosite

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Locality: 
Sweet Home Mine, Alma District, Park County, Colorado, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 3.1 × 2.5 cm
Description

Where to begin, dimension is very fine - the crystal are about 3cm across. The colour is intense red, showed one photo (with black background) when backlit. The faces are not sharp (steps along edges and corners, but no significent damages - that´s crystalisation, no dings or chips). The specimen is nearly a floater, the rhodochrosite is developed front and backside and at the base there is a pale-green cube of fluorite. the whole combination is developed on 2 quartz crystals, only these 2 quartz crystals were on the rock at the bottom. The faces of rhodochrosite are very glossy. Assemble is great, dimension as well, colour is really amazing. I don´t want to write too much about prices of this material, they explode during the years, so I would say this one is really of high value. The combination with fluorite makes it even more special.

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