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Rhodochrosite With Shigaite Psm

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Rhodochrosite With Shigaite Psm

Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
NChwaning I Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.3 × 3.7 × 1.7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Weight: 
41.00gr
Description

A beautiful sparkly Rhodochrosite specimen with Shigaite Pseudomorph crystals from N'Chwaning I Mine, Northern Cape. This is a fabulous cluster of small crystals. 

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

Shigaite

Formula: 
Mn6Al3(OH)18[Na(H2O)6][SO4]2·6H2O
Strunz: 
7.DD.35
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Ioi mine, Ritto City, Shiga Prefecture, Kinki Region, Honshu Island, Japan