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Rhodochrosite

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Rhodochrosite

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Description
Locality: 
Iwate Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
14.6 × 9.6 × 5.1 cm
Weight: 
720.00gr
Description

Big specimen of pink microcrystalline of rhodochrosite from Rikuchu, an old Japanese locality. Very good specimen for carvings and stone works. It comes with a copy of a Dr. Krantz label. Ex Arnaud Gelders collection #227.

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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