| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Peru > Rhodochrosite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 5756 |
| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
| Locality: | Santa Rita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Lima Department, Peru |
| Description: | Translucent red-pink scalenohedral crystals of rhodochrosite to 8 mm on matrix. The rhodochrosite crystals are grouped into three pockets in the matrix. The specimen could be split into several smaller specimens |
| Overall Size: | 6x5x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 5-8 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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