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Rhodochrosite

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Description
Locality: 
Hotazel, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 3.3 × 3.3 cm
Weight: 
162.23gr
Description

One of the older finds from Hotazel in the Kalahari Manganese Field. Salmon red rhodochrosite with a habit not often seen, on manganese ore rock. There are some contact marks as can be seen on the photos. Fabulous habit on close inspection - see photos. 

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

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