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Rhodochrosite

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Rhodochrosite

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Description
Locality: 
NChwaning I Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 5.4 × 8.7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.50cm
Weight: 
166.00gr
Description

Stunningly beautiful pink Rhodochrosite specimen from N'Chwaning I Mine, K.M.F., Northern Cape, South Africa....

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