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Rhodochrosite

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Locality: 
Madem-Lakkos Mine, Chalkidiki Prefecture, Central Macedonia, Greece
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.6 × 5 × 2.6 cm
Description

Fine pale pink botryoidal rhodochrosite with another generation of a manganese carbonate growing atop of it. The second generation could also be rhodochrosite but it is uncertain. Overall, the aesthetics are very good and the condition is also very good for such an old specimen. Only a few crystals from the second generation carbonate are missing. There also is a cute soft luster on the rhodochrosite.

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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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