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Quartz Manganoan Calcite

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Quartz Manganoan Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Taxco de Alarcón, Guerrero, Mexico
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
15 × 5 × 5 cm
Description

Pale rose colored manganoan calcite crystals on a terminated quartz crystal

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

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

Manganoan Calcite

Variety Of: 

Calcite

Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
3.0
Formula: 
(Ca,Mn)CO3
Hardness: 
0.0