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Baryte Romanèchite & Pyrolusite

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Baryte Romanèchite & Pyrolusite

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Description
Locality: 
Haití Mine, Cabezo de San Ginés, San Ginés de la Jara, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 5.2 × 4.5 cm
Description

Interesting group of barite crystals coated by romanechite and subsequently by pyrolusite, and was finally covered with a layer of white crystals of calcite.
This range of minerals and colors give to the piece a nice contrast and a special aesthetic.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White

Romanèchite

Formula: 
(Ba,H2O)2Mn5O10
Strunz: 
4.DK.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Manganese deposit, Romanèche-Thorens, La Chapelle-de-Guinchay, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France

Pyrolusite

Formula: 
MnO2
Strunz: 
4.DB.05
Hardness: 
2.0 - 6.5

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