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Rhodochrosite

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Description
Locality: 
Inakuraishi Mine, Furubira, Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Hokkaido Island, Japan
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 3.2 × 2 cm
Description

A nice Rhodochrosite from one of  the biggest Manganese mines in Japan.

The Rhodochrosite at the time when the mine was running got used for producing Manganese oxide (got burnt) for making Batterys.

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

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