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Rhodochrosite

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Rhodochrosite

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Description
Locality: 
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 2.2 × 1.9 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.90cm
Description

A fantastic scalenohedrons of rhodochrosite from this famous locality in Peru. The freestanding crystals (9 mm tall) shows incredible color and quality is similar to N´chwaning rhodos. The contarst to black manganese matrix and the aesthetic assemble makes this piece very fine.

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

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