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Rhodochrosite

Gem Crystal

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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: 
8.6 × 6.5 × 3.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Weight: 
260.00gr
Description

A fabulous specimen of beautiful red Rhodochrosite crystals on matrix. This is really a very nice specimen.

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