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Rhodochrosite & Fluorite

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Rhodochrosite & Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Huayllapon Mine, Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Ancash Department, Peru
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 4.7 × 4.5 cm
Description

Numerous small but transparent and mostly gemmy rhombohedral Rhodochrosite accompanied by a bit indistinct, cubed and nearly transparent Fluorite. Both species are perched on needle shaped Quartz. Quartz and Fluorite are almost colourless, the Rhodo has a fine medium raspberry-red colour.  A beautiful specimen with only minor imperfection. Contrastful, colourful and aesthetics.

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

Fluorite

Formula: 
CaF2
Strunz: 
3.AB.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic
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