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Rhodochrosite

#66010

Rhodochrosite

#66010
Availability
Available
Price
$95.00
Size
3.5 x 2 x 1 cm - Miniature 
Formula
MnCO3 (RRUFF)
Locality
N'Chwaning I mine, Kalahari Mn fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Pink, fine crystqls of Rhodochrosite with one single yellow crystal of Shigaite. The grey, crusty, fibrous mineral is Gageite. There are unidentified reddish orange crystals to 1mm.

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.

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