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Alabandite & Rhodochrosite

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Alabandite & Rhodochrosite

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Description
Locality: 
Kereszthegy Mine, Săcărâmb, Deva, Hunedoara County, Romania
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.1 × 6.4 × 4 cm
Description

This fine specimen features massive layers of anthracite-black Alabandite embedded in an almost pure matrix of Rhodochrosite. The top of the specimen is covered with small, rose coloured crystallized Rhodochrosite as well. This is a super oldtimer and it comes from the type locality. Such items are exceeding hard to come by nowadays.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Alabandite

Formula: 
MnS
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Sacarîmb (Sãcãrâmb; Szekerembe; Nagyág), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania

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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