| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Japan > Rhodochrosite with Pyrite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 52926 |
| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite with Pyrite |
| Locality: | Oppu Mine, Aomori Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan |
| Description: | Large cluster of translucent pink rhodochrosite crystals in rounded aggregates to 12 mm across covering front and rear of quartz-rich matrix with scattered yellow-metallic pyrite crystals to 5 mm. Rhodochrosite from the Oppu Mine is difficult to obtain. |
| Overall Size: | 10x7x5 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-5 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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