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Rhodochrosite

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Rhodochrosite

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Description
Locality: 
Oppu Mine, Naka-Tsugaru-gun, Aomori, Honshu Island, Japan
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 7.5 × 4.5 cm
Weight: 
117.00gr
Description

Very nice pink Rhodochrosite honeycomb crystallized; very particular and aesthetic sample

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