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Sussexite & Rhodochrosite

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Sussexite & Rhodochrosite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Hotazel, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 2 × 3.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.80cm
Weight: 
13.00gr
Description

Sussexite is extreemly rare.  Very small crystals,  & Rhodochrosite specimen from Hotazel Mine, Northern Cape, South Africa.   This is a very old specimen. Will    only be sent by courier...

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sussexite

Formula: 
Mn2+BO2(OH)
Strunz: 
6.BA.15
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

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