Rhodochrosite
0176 Boulangerite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Hercules Mine, Williamsford, Tasmania
Identification confirmed by Jim Sharpe (XRD)
5557 Calcite, Rhodochrosite, Quartz, Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania
A mixture of Mn-rich calcite-Ca-rich rhodochrosite pseudomorphing kutnohorite, sitting on drusy quartz crystals. According to Ralph Bottrill, analyses showed Mn40Ca60 and Mn75Ca25 from XRD. This specimen is quite pale compared to others found on a field trip in 2005 so likely more towards calcite. The crystals also are zoned with a more...
10069 Rhodochrosite, Moanda Mine, Moanda, Gabon
Tiny reddish brown scalenohedral crystals of rhodochrosite scattered on manganite-mudstone, Moanda Mine, Moanda, Léboumbi-Leyou Department, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon. Ex A.G. Moss Collection, number 962 (with label and card).