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Rhodochrosite

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Description
Locality: 
NChwaning Mines, Kuruman, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 1.5 × 1.3 cm
Weight: 
9.00gr
Description

A nice toenail with transparent brownish red rhodochrosite crystals on manganese oxide matrix. The specimen is labeled to be from NChwaning, KMF, from the looks it also could be from Monada Mine, Gabon though, but i will stick with the label for now. Needs some light to reveal the colour.

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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Best regards Roger