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Rhodochrosite coated with Wad on Fluorapatite from Foote Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina

 
Rhodochrosite coated with Wad on Fluorapatite from Foote Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina

Rhodochrosite coated with Wad on Fluorapatite from Foote Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina

DESCRIPTION:No. 75805
Mineral:Rhodochrosite coated with Wad on Fluorapatite
Locality:Foote Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina
Description:Hemispherical formation 3 mm diameter of rhodochrosite coated with greenish-black wad (manganese oxides-hydroxides) surrounded by translucent gray fluorapatite crystals to 1 mm on one face of matrix.
Overall Size:18x10x8 mm
Crystals:micro
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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