Rhodochrosite
Rhodochrosiet, Rhodochrosit, Rodochrozyt, Rodocrosita, Rodokrosiitti, Rodokrozit, Родохрозит, 菱マンガン鉱, 紅紋
Commonly known
rarer (so called collectors stones)
very rare (rarities)
relatively rare organic material
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Formula: MnCO3
Mineral class: carbonates Crystal system: trigonal Mohs scale: 4 Density (g/cm3): 3.3 - 3.7 Refractive index: 1.600 - 1.820 Cleavage: perfect Colors: rose, red, orange-brown, rose-violet Luster: vitreous - pearly Fluorescence: slightly red Pleochroism: weak Largest Rhodochrosite: 12 cm? Deposits: Argentina, Canada, China, Mexico, Kazakhstan, USA, Peru, South Africa Discovery: 1813 1st Description: 1813 Name: a combination of the Greek words "rhodon" (rose), and "chrôma" (color) |
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Rhodochrosite Mineral USA
Origin: Sweet Home Mine / Alma / Park County / Colorado / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.exceptionalminerals.com |
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Rhodochrosite USA
Size: 0.8 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm Weight: 1.15 ct Origin: Sweet Home Mine / Alma / Park County / Colorado / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Rhodochrosite Mineral USA
Size: 2.7 x 1.8 x 0.9 cm Origin: Sweet Home Mine / Alma / Park County / Colorado / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Rhodochrosite USA
Size: 0.88 x 0.53 cm Weight: 1.88 ct Origin: Sweet Home Mine / Alma / Park County / Colorado / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.thegemtrader.com |
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Rhodochrosite USA
Weight: 1.14 ct Origin: Sweet Home Mine / Alma / Park County / Colorado / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.multicolour.com |
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Rhodochrosite Pendant USA
Rhodochrosite: 0.67 ct, 0.51 cm, Sweet Home Mine / Alma / Park County / Colorado / USA Diamonds: 10, total 0.10 ct Gold: 18K White and yellow gold Photo by kind permission of © www.thegemtrader.com |
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Rhodochrosite USA
Size: 0.8 cm Weight: 2.10 ct Origin: Sweet Home Mine / Alma / Park County / Colorado / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.thegemtrader.com |
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Rhodochrosite Mineral USA
Size: 1.3 x 0.8 x 0.2 cm Origin: Sweet Home Mine / Alma / Park County / Colorado / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.bandlminerals.com |
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Rhodochrosite Mineral USA
Size: 4.3 x 3.2 x 2.1 cm Origin: Homer Mine / Menominee Iron Range / Iron County / Michigan / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Rhodochrosite Canada
Size: 0.5 x 0.76 cm Weight: 1.36 ct Origin: Mont Saint-Hilaire / Rouville County / Québec / Canada Photo by kind permission of © www.rocklogic.biz |
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Rhodochrosite Mineral Peru
Size: 4.5 x ~3.5 x ~3 cm Origin: Pallasca / Pasto Bueno Distr. / Ancash Dep. / Peru Photo by kind permission of © www.exceptionalminerals.com |
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Rhodochrosite Mineral Peru
Size: 1.65 x 1.1 x 0.73 cm Origin: Huayllapon Mine / Pallasca / Pasto Bueno Distr. / Ancash Dep. / Peru Photo by kind permission of © www.mineralman.com |
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Rhodochrosite Mineral Peru
Size: 4.8 x 4.2 x 3.15 cm Origin: Uchucchacua Mine / Oyon Prov. /Lima Dep. / Peru Photo by kind permission of © www.mineralman.com |
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Rhodochrosite Mineral Peru
Size: 5.5 x 4 x 3.7 cm Origin: Uchucchacua Mine / Oyon Prov. /Lima Dep. / Peru Photo by kind permission of © www.kqminerals.com |
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Rhodochrosite Mineral South Africa
Size: 2.6 x 2.0 x 2.0 cm Origin: N'Chwaning Mine / Hotazel / Kalahari Manganese Fields / Northern Cape Province / South Africa Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Rhodochrosite South Africa
Weight: 5.01 ct Origin: N'Chwaning Mine / Hotazel / Kalahari Manganese Fields / Northern Cape Province / South Africa Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Rhodochrosite South Africa
Weight: 3.17 ct Origin: South Africa Photo by kind permission of © www.thegemtrader.com |
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Rhodochrosite Mineral South Africa
Origin: N'Chwaning Mine / Hotazel / Kalahari Manganese Fields / Northern Cape Province / South Africa Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Rhodochrosite South Africa
Weight: 1.45 ct Origin: Hotazel / Kalahari Manganese Fields / Northern Cape Province / South Africa Photo by kind permission of © www.rocklogic.biz |
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Rhodochrosite Mineral South Africa
Size: 2.6 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm Origin: Hotazel / Kalahari Manganese Fields / Northern Cape Province / South Africa Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Rhodochrosite South Africa
Size: 0.8 x 0.6 cm Weight: 1.19 ct Origin: South Africa Photo by kind permission of © www.kox-gems.com |
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Rhodochrosite Mineral South Africa
Size: 3.8 x 3.7 x 2.8 cm Origin: Wessels Mine / Hotazel / Kalahari Manganese Fields / Northern Cape Province / South Africa Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Rhodochrosite South Africa
Weight: 0.68 ct Origin: Hotazel / Kalahari Manganese Fields / Northern Cape Province / South Africa Photo by kind permission of © www.rocklogic.biz |
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Rhodochrosite Namibia
Size: 0.96 x 0.54 cm Weight: 1.30 ct Origin: Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.gemfrance.com |
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Rhodochrosite Namibia
Size: 0.52 x 0.39 cm Weight: 0.56 ct Origin: Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.gemfrance.com |
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Rhodochrosite Namibia
Size: 0.80 x 0.57 cm Weight: 1.40 ct Origin: Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.gemfrance.com |
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Rhodochrosite Namibia
Size: 0.41 x 0.40 cm Weight: 0.42 ct Origin: Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.gemfrance.com |
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Rhodochrosite China
Size: 0.7 x 0.5 cm Weight: 1.10 ct Origin: Wudong Mine / Wuzhou / Guangxi Prov. / China Photo by kind permission of © www.thegemtrader.com |
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Rhodochrosite China
Size: 1.18 x 1.18 x 0.87 cm Weight: 7.96 ct Origin: China Photo by kind permission of © www.palagems.com |
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Rhodochrosite Mineral Mexico
Size: 4.3 x 2.8 x 2.5 cm Origin: Santa Eulalia / Aquiles Serdán / Chihuahua / Mexico Photo by kind permission of © www.mineralman.com |
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Rhodochrosite Mineral Kazakhstan
Origin: Kounrad Massif / Balqash Region / Kazakhstan Photo by kind permission of © www.mineralman.com |
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Rhodochrosite Mineral Argentina
Size: 4.5 x 3.7 x 1.8 cm Origin: Catamarca / Argentina Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Rhodochrosite Argentina
Weight: 101.25 ct Size: 3.9 x 3.9 x 0.6 cm Origin: Argentina Photo by kind permission of © www.color-wright.com |
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Rhodochrosite Argentina
Weight: 40.13 ct Origin: Argentina Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Rhodochrosite Slice Argentina
Size: 4.37 x 2.38 cm Origin: Argentina Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Rhodochrosite Argentina
Weight: 3.38 ct Origin: Argentina Photo by kind permission of © www.multicolour.com |
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Rhodochrosite Mineral Australia
Origin: Broken Hill / New South Wales / Australia Photo by kind permission of © www.mineralman.com |
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Rhodochrosite Mineral SW UV
Size: 5 x 3.3 x 3.1 cm Origin: N'Chwaning Mine / Hotazel / Kalahari Manganese Fields / Northern Cape Prov. / South Africa Photo by kind permission of © www.kqminerals.com |
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