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Rhodochrosite

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Rhodochrosite

Fluorescent

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Description
Locality: 
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.3 × 9.8 × 4.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.60cm
Weight: 
574.00gr
Description

A fabulous cluster of Rhodochrosite crystals on matrix from Wessels Mine, Northern Cape. This is a fine palm-size specimen and fluorescents red. 

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