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Rhodochrosite & Groutite

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Rhodochrosite & Groutite

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Description
Locality: 
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 3.5 × 1.5 cm
Weight: 
27.00gr
Description

Rhodocrosite and black spots of groutite, Wessels Mine, North Cape Province, South Africa.   Very nice...

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

Groutite

Formula: 
Mn3+O(OH)
Strunz: 
4.FD.10
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Sagamore Mangan No. 2 pit, Ironton, Cuyuna North Range, Crow Wing Co., Minnesota, USA