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Rhodochrosite over Quartz from Morococha District, Yauli Province, Peru

 
Rhodochrosite over Quartz from Morococha District, Yauli Province, Peru

Rhodochrosite over Quartz from Morococha District, Yauli Province, Peru

Rhodochrosite over Quartz from Morococha District, Yauli Province, Peru

DESCRIPTION:No. 55723
Mineral:Rhodochrosite over Quartz
Locality:Morococha District, Yauli Province, Peru
Description:Rhombohedral translucent pink rhodochrosite crystals to 1 mm over translucent white quartz crystals to 9 mm with planar aggregated of interconnected rhodochrosite crystals that may be pseudomorphous after another mineral.
Overall Size:7x5.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:0.5-9.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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