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Ranciéite Rhodonite & Rhodochrosite

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Ranciéite Rhodonite & Rhodochrosite

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Description
Locality: 
Evelyn Creek, Whitehorse District, Yukon, Canada
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3.1 × 3.6 cm
Description

 Ranceite and rhodonite and rhodochrosite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ranciéite

Formula: 
(Ca,Mn)Mn4O9·3H2O
Strunz: 
4.FL.40
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Le Rancié Mine, Sem, Vicdessos, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France

Rhodonite

Formula: 
MnSiO3
Strunz: 
9.DK.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Kaiser Franz Mine (König Wilhelm Mine), Schävenholz (Schebenholz; Schäbenholz), Elbingerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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