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Rhodochrosite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Huayllapon Mine, Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Ancash Department, Peru
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.2 × 5.9 × 2.9 cm
Description

This is a fine, contrastful and also colourful combination piece of raspberry-red rhombohedral Rhodochrosite accompanied by elongated Rockcrystal. Bot species are well developed, sharp edged and nicely terminated. They are high lustrous and transparent as well and most of the crystals are intact. A good and aesthetic specimen.

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White
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