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Rhodochrosite & Calcite

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Rhodochrosite & Calcite

ex Roger Lang pers. coll.
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Madem-Lakko Mine, Cassandra Mines, Aristotelis, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.3 × 5 × 5 cm
Weight: 
261.00gr
Description

Greek classic from a 1980/90s collection. Pale pinkish sparry rhodochrosite as a vein filling exhibits stacked rhombohedral crystals at the surface, in part obviously overgrown by whiteish/clear calcite crystals. From my personal collection.

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

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

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Thank you for your interest in my offers! Payment is possible via Paypal, bank transfer or cash if you pick up the item(s) personally. Bank data will be provided after settling the auction/transaction(s) if needed.

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Best regards Roger