Offers RHODOCHROSITE SLABS LOT

RHODOCHROSITE DELUXE QUALITY LOT OF POLISHED SLAB

Excellent pieces of polished Argentinian rhodochrosite

LOT WEIGHT: 540 GRAMS / 1,19 LB.

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ESTIMATED TRANSIT TIMES:
-SOUTH AMERICA: 3 DAYS
-NORTH AMERICA:3-5 DAYS
-EUROPE: 5 DAYS
-AFRICA: 5-7 DAYS
-ASIA/OCEANIA: 7 DAYS

INFORMATION ABOUT RHODOCHROSITE:

Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate mineral with chemical composition MnCO3. In its (rare) pure form, it is typically a rose-red color, but impure specimens can be shades of offers pink to pale brown.
It streaks white, and its Mohs hardness varies between 3.5 and 4. Its specific gravity is between 3.5 and 3.7. It crystallizes in the trigonal system, and cleaves with rhombohedral carbonate cleavage in three directions.
Rhodochrosite occurs as a hydrothermal vein mineral along with other manganese minerals in low temperature ore deposits as in the silver mines of Romania where it was first found. Banded rhodochrosite is mined in Capillitas, Argentina.