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Gageite & Rhodochrosite

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Gageite & Rhodochrosite

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Description
Locality: 
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.6 × 4.2 × 1.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Description

A very uncommon specimen of gageite & rhodochrosite taken out from Wessels mine. The gageite is the brown mineral. It is rare... Weight: 62.9gr.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gageite

Formula: 
Mn21(Si4O12)2O3(OH)20
Strunz: 
9.DH.35
Crystal System: 
Triclinic Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

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