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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: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.5 × 5 × 1 cm
Weight: 
105.00gr
Description

Fantastic specimen from Argentina

This piece is a slab of rhodochrosite from the famous Capillitas mine, well known for it's excellent quality. This piece is polished one one side to get a better look at it's great colores and paterns. The deep pink/almost red area's have a great color, a fine crystalline structure and become transluscent and deep red color when backlite.

fine rhodochrosite with great paterns and colors

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
Watto's Findings

Seller Information

Payment options: offline, paypal_wpp, paypal_wps

Seller's terms and conditions

First of all thank you for visiting my selling page and your interest in my available specimens.

as for terms and conditions, a lot is possible: communication is key...

Please send me your questions and I'll answer them as good as I'm able to.
combined shipping is no problem at all, I can fill most boxes up to 2kg before they will get to another shipping level and cost. 

in short just contact me and we'll find a way that works for the both of us.

cheers
erik

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