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Rhodochrosite

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Rhodochrosite

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Cavnic Mine, Maramureș County, Romania
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Museum (18cm plus)
Size: 
20 × 16.5 × 2.1 cm
Description

The light thin plate also consists of rhodochrosite - it is thin enough that minor back-light expose strong pink color. On it you can see several exposed sphereical aggregates of darker pink rhodochrosite. A really uncommon and impressive piece from this famous classic locality. 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