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Rhodochrosite & Galena

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Rhodochrosite & Galena

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Description
Locality: 
Hezhou Prefecture, Guangxi, China (Peoples Republic)
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.4 × 5.2 × 3.9 cm
Description

Rhombohedral translucent pink rhodochrosite crystals in flat aggregates associated with sparkling metallic cubic galena on the matrix.

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

Galena

Formula: 
PbS
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5
Colour: 
Lead-grey
Streak: 
Lead-grey
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