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Romanèchite & Calcite

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Romanèchite & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Haití Mine, Cabezo de San Ginés, San Ginés de la Jara, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.6 × 4.5 × 3 cm
Weight: 
98.00gr
Description

Spectacular and very esthetic group of black romanechite globular interspersed with calcite on limestone matrix, from a new pocket in this classic Spanish mine.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

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