Image: Rhodochrosite-Pyrite-Calcite-219228
Description: Rhodochrosite, Pyrite, Calcite (Var.: Manganoan Calcite), Quartz Locality: Wutong (Wudong) Mine, Liubao ("Babu"), Cangwu County, Wuzhou Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China (Locality at mindat.org) Size: 13.0 x 9.6 x 7.3 cm. This very large China rhodochrosite specimen has huge crystals to 5.25 cm, perched on contrasting matrix of quartz. The matrix also has pyrites and manganoan calcites speckled about for contrast. This is a large piece, impressive in display, and very colorful.
Title: Rhodochrosite-Pyrite-Calcite-219228
Credit: http://www.mindat.org/photo-219228.html
Author: Robert M. Lavinsky
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