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Rhodochrosite Pyrite & Arsenopyrite

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Rhodochrosite Pyrite & Arsenopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Wutong Mine, Liubao, Cangwu County, Wuzhou, Guangxi, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 5.2 × 4.3 cm
Description

Fantastic combination from China. A beautiful builtup of well formed, intense red and highly lustrous rhodochrosite crystals with a size of up to 25mm. Inbetween them you can also see a lot of sparkling and golden lustrous pyrite crystals as well as some arsenopyrite attached too. They contrast in a really beautiful way and the appearence is super eye-catching.

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

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5

Arsenopyrite

Formula: 
FeAsS
Strunz: 
2.EB.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0