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1.6" Pink Rhodochrosite Crystal - Wutong Mine, China
This is a 1.6" wide, pink rhodochrosite crystal from the Wutong (Wudong) Mine in Guangxi, China. The crystal is a little beat up, but still in decent condition. Tiny pyrite crystals can be found scattered throughout the crystal.
It has been mounted to an acrylic display base with mineral tack.
It has been mounted to an acrylic display base with mineral tack.
Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate mineral with them chemical composition MnCO3. The crystals typically have a pink-red coloration and cleaves with rhombohedral cleaving in three directions. It forms from hydrothermal pockets and can be found as both crystals and in banded formations.
SPECIES
Rhodochrosite & Pyrite
LOCATION
Wutong Mine (Wudong Mine), Liubao, Guangxi, China
SIZE
1.6 x 1.05"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#231603