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Rhodochrosite

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Description
Locality: 
NChwaning Mines, Kuruman, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 3 × 1.5 cm
Weight: 
38.00gr
Description

Fantastic orange-reddish, highly lustrous “Wheatsheaf”  Rhodochrosite crystals on a dark Manganite matrix from the famous N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari manganese field

Not in perfect condition but very hard available on the mineral market.

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