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Rhodochrosite On Manganite

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Rhodochrosite On Manganite

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Description
Locality: 
Hotazel, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.2 × 3.6 × 3.6 cm
Weight: 
111.08gr
Description

An early and special find, botryoidal growths of rhodochrosite with a silky lustre on jet-black manganite matrix. The botryoidal growths of rhodochrosite are unique and not often seen. The specimen can probably do with further cleaning and trimming to improve the aesthetics. 

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

Manganite

Formula: 
Mn3+O(OH)
Strunz: 
4.FD.15
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Manganese deposit, Ilfeld, Nordhausen, Harz, Thuringia, Germany

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