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Rhodochrosite

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Description
Locality: 
Ushkatyn, Zhayrem, Karazhal, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 7.5 × 2.3 cm
Description

Very nice botryoidal red rhodochrosite aggregates covering the entire matrix from Ushkatyn Deposit in Kazakhstan. There is some minor damage at the outer part of the piece, but it is still a very nice representative of a rather unusual type of rhodochrosite from Kazakhstan.

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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