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Rhodochrosite & Quartz

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Rhodochrosite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Cavnic Mine, Maramureș County, Romania
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.9 × 7.1 × 2.1 cm
Description

The rhodochrosite shows a very good color for the locality, the pink is darker and more intense than we usually know from Cavnic. Further there is a really fine contrast to sharp milky white quartz crystals. The rhodochrosite developed sharp crystals with curved edges. A very attractive specimen, in excellent condition damage-wise.

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White