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Rhodochrosite

#45861

Rhodochrosite

#45861
Availability
Sold
Size
9 x 5.5 x 4 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
MnCO3 (RRUFF)
Locality
Emma mine, Butte dist., Silver Bow Co., Montana, United States
Tagged
carbonate

Cabinet specimen with individual pink rhombs to 2.5cm with minor Pyrite. Fairly nice specimen for this locality best known for its Rhodochrosite. Mindat # CP9-UDR.

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
Chris van Laer Collection

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