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Rhodochrosite

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Rhodochrosite

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Description
Locality: 
Madem-Lakkos Mine, Chalkidiki Prefecture, Central Macedonia, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.6 × 4.1 × 3.7 cm
Description

Here is an interesting Greek rhodochrosite. The crystals are hollowed and this indicates a pseudomorph, possibly after another carbonate. Most crystals are terminated but some broke in the pocket and then were recrystallized. This allows us to see that they are really hollow and confirm that this is a pseudo!

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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