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Rhodochrosite

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Rhodochrosite

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Description
Locality: 
Hambach Mine, Niederzier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.8 × 6.3 × 5.5 cm
Description

An exceptional rare locality - famous for botryoidal rhodochrosite. The spheres cover nearly the whole matrix on both sides. Please note, that this among the most rare localities for this mineral

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