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Rhodochrosite

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Rhodochrosite

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Locality: 
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
6.8 × 8.9 × 4.7 cm
Description

A specimen with several sharp, lustrous, gemmy, reddish-pink color modified scalenohedral crystals of rhodochrosite measuring up to 5 mm on matrix. The crystals are isolated on the contrasting manganese-rich matrix. No damage. 

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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