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Rhodochrosite

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Rhodochrosite

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Description
Locality: 
Santo Domingo Mine, Francisco Portillo, Santa Eulalia, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 8 × 8 cm
Weight: 
872.00gr
Description

A classic Rhodochrosite specimen from Santo Domingo, Mexico hosting dozens of sparkling crystals inside a vug. Displays very well.

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