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Rhodochrosite

#BN45326

Rhodochrosite

#BN45326
Availability
Sold
Size
9 x 7 x 3 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
MnCO3 (RRUFF)
Locality
Silverton, San Juan Co., Colorado, United States
Tagged
carbonate

Light pink rhombs to 1cm across on white Quartz matrix. Very clean, showy specimen.

Rhodochrosite

Formula
MnCO3 
Crystal System
Trigonal 
Crystal Habit
Massive - Granular, Columnar, Botryoidal 
Cleavage
Perfect, Perfect, Perfect 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
pinkish red, red, rose red, yellowish gray, brown 
Streak
white 
Class
Trigonal - Hexagonal Scalenohedral 
Fracture
Brittle - Conchoidal 
Hardness

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Dr. Buford L. Nichols Collection

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