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Rhodochrosite

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Description
Locality: 
Zhayrem Mine, Karazhal, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.7 × 5.4 × 2.4 cm
Description

So this is probably one of the most rare localities for Rhodochrosite - no, it´s not compareable with Colorado or South Africa, but in my whole life I saw three of them! The Rhodochrosite developed semi-lustrous hemispheres on dark matrix.

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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