AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Japan > Rhodochrosite, Pyrite, Sphalerite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 51647 |
Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Pyrite, Sphalerite |
Locality: | Oppu Mine, Aomori Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan |
Description: | Transparent-to-translucent pink rhodochrosite crystals in spherical aggregates to 4 mm diameter on yellow-metallic pyrite crystals to 4 mm over a core of black sphalerite. The surfaces of the rhodochrosite are composed of smaller, parallel crystal faces. Ex. Larry Krause (1945-2010) collection |
Overall Size: | 5x5x3 cm |
Crystals: | 1-4 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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