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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 44626 |
| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
| Locality: | Wolf Mine, Herdorf, Siegerland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany |
| Description: | Translucent orange scalenohedral rhodochrosite crystals up to 4 mm long on botryoidal black Mn-oxide matrix with white aragonite (or calcite). The rhodochrosite crystals are scattered throughout the specimen which could be divided into smaller specimens. Ex. Chas. W. Velte Jr. (1914-1987) collection #30 |
| Overall Size: | 7.5x6x3.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 0.5-4.0 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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