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Acanthite & Rhodochrosite

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JYJ142265

Acanthite & Rhodochrosite

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Description
Locality: 
Rejang Lebong District, Bengkulu Province, Indonesia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.2 × 1.2 cm
Description

Acanthite & rhodochrosite from the less knwon Rejang Lebong district, with a very interesting Au-Ag-Cu geology. I am unsure about the mineral with the irdiscendent patina close to the well shaped.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Acanthite

Formula: 
Ag2S
Strunz: 
2.BA.35
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic - Prismatic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Streak: 
lead grey
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

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