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Akatoreite Rhodochrosite

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Akatoreite Rhodochrosite

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Description
Locality: 
Akatore Creek, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 2.1 × 2.5 cm
Description

Yellow-orange akatoreite in rhodochrosite from type locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Akatoreite

Formula: 
(Mn2+,Fe2+)9Al2(HSi4O13)2(OH)6
Strunz: 
9.BH.15
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Akatore Creek, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand

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

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