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Rhodochrosite

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Rhodochrosite

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Description
Locality: 
Cassandra Mines, Aristotelis, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.1 × 4.8 × 2.6 cm
Description

A cluster of light pink intergrwon crystals from this very uncommon locality. When backlit it shows a much more intense color. The faces seems partly powdered with a white layer, which helps to give a lot of contrast and structure to the specimen. No significant damages to report.

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