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Rhodochrosite

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Rhodochrosite

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Description
Locality: 
Capillitas Vein, Capillitas, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.8 × 6.8 × 4.5 cm
Weight: 
344.00gr
Description

Very nice specimen of rhodochrosite in radial shape with different shades and colors. This is an old piece from this world famous mine in Argentina..

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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