| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from South Africa > Rhodochrosite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 52660 |
| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
| Locality: | Black Rock Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa |
| Description: | Lustrous red-pink elongated scalenohedral rhodochrosite crystals in bundled aggregates of parallel crystals with transparent red termination zones and translucent pink center bands with minor black hematite matrix on the bottom. Ex. Alfred Stevenson (1916-2007) #559, originally acquired in Tucson in 1978 |
| Overall Size: | 24x15x10 mm |
| Crystals: | 3-9 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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