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Rhodochrosite

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Description
Locality: 
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.9 × 7.8 × 6.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.20cm
Weight: 
651.00gr
Description

Vivid red scalenohedral rhodochrosite crystals on the typical dark matrix from this classic Peruvian locality.
Crystals are well formed, sharp, transparent and with great lustre. Most of them even feature growth patterns. 

In great conditions, with minimal negligible peripheral dings as depicted. From an Italian collector, purchased in the late 90s, it could be trimmed to a remarkable miniature.

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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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