6" Polished Rhodochrosite Slab - Santa Rita Mine, Argentina

This is a large, 6" wide, polished, rhodochrosite slab from the famous Capillitas Mine in Argentina.

This specimen comes with an acrylic display stand.

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.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Rhodochrosite
LOCATION
Capillitas Mine, Catamarca Province, Argentina
SIZE
6 x 4.5", .5" thick
CATEGORY
ITEM
#78054