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Rhodochrosite & Alabandite

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Rhodochrosite & Alabandite

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Description
Locality: 
Inakuraishi Mine, Furubira, Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Hokkaido Island, Japan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
6.2 × 7.6 × 4.6 cm
Description

A rarly seen combination of Rhodochrosite crystals on massive Alabandite, nice contrast. 

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

Alabandite

Formula: 
MnS
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Sacarîmb (Sãcãrâmb; Szekerembe; Nagyág), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania

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