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Rhodochrosite

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Description
Locality: 
Diez, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 4.7 × 3.9 cm
Weight: 
182.00gr
Description

Super rare and historic Rhodochrosite from Diez, Rhineland-Palatinate.

Not only old, furthermore, the Rhodochrosite has a nice size, good color and spherical growth.

The growth resembled "raspberries" and was probably the origin of the old German name "Himbeerspat" for that kind of specimen (raspberry spat).

This piece originates from a very old collection from Vienna dating from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The label is readable and in quiet good condition, but of course it is in old German script.
It could be carefully cleaned if needed.

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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