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Rhodochrosite from Morococha District, Yauli Province, Peru

 
Rhodochrosite from Morococha District, Yauli Province, Peru

Rhodochrosite from Morococha District, Yauli Province, Peru

Rhodochrosite from Morococha District, Yauli Province, Peru

DESCRIPTION:No. 54890
Mineral:Rhodochrosite
Locality:Morococha District, Yauli Province, Peru
Description:Rhombohedral translucent pink rhodochrosite crystals to 2.5 mm in flat aggregates to 15 mm that may be pseudomorphs after another mineral, possibly barite, on quartz-sphalerite matrix.
Overall Size:10.5x8x6 cm
Crystals:1-2.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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