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Rhodochrosite & Quartz

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Rhodochrosite & Quartz

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Hotazel, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.1 × 3.5 × 2.8 cm
Description

A very uncommon specimen from this famous classic locality! Some of the scalenohedral crystals are wearing a white cap - consisting of micro-crystals of quartz. The rhodochrosite shows a very dark, intense red color. The areas with quartz help to give a lot of contrast to the piece and makes it stand out the crowd. Out of one of Europe´s leading private collections - Ex Fabian Wildfang coll.

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