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Rhodochrosite

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Rhodochrosite

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Description
Locality: 
Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 8 × 5 cm
Description

A botryoidal rhodochrosite from the Kalahari Mn ore fields with typical banded structure on Mn rich ore. 

Historic sample. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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