Museum Collection This specimen is part of the museum collection catalog. Not for Sale.
Rhodochrosite / Pyrite
Casapalca, Peru
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Classification |
Mineral |
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Combination
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Origin Location |
Casapalca, Peru |
Description |
A lovely little miniature of well crystallized light pink Rhodo on a matrix of what appears to be Galena, with some nice shiny metallic golden Pyrite on the lower half. |
Luster |
Vitreous |
Luster (Groundmass) |
Metallic |
Optical Phenomena |
Not noted, see photo. |
Mineral Group / Note |
Not noted, check reference links below. |
Handling |
No special handling is required. |
Modifications |
No modifications. |
Size Group |
Miniature |
Weight |
Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire. |
Dimensions |
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Quantity |
1 Specimen |
Mineral List |
Pyrite: FeS2 iron sulfide *
Rhodochrosite: Mn(CO3) manganese carbonate *
* Formula chemical names are auto-generated - may be incorrect on complex formulas.
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Specimen Analysis |
Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.
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Similarly Colored Minerals:
Minerals with similar color profiles are shown below.
How it Works
Copper Calcite (Cave) Stilbite-Ca Garnet var. Grossular Rhodochrosite Quartz on Limestone Stalactite |
Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
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Element List:
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Minerals with Similar Chemistry:
Minerals that are similar in terms of their chemical makeup are shown below.
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Mineral Group:
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Structural Group(s):
Fleischers Group(s): pyrite calcite
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Edit Specimen Search Wikipedia: Rhodochrosite (Wiki) Search Mindat: Rhodochrosite Search Web Mineral DB: Rhodochrosite Search for Handbook of Mineralogy: Rhodochrosite Search Wikipedia: Pyrite (Wiki) Search Mindat: Pyrite Search Web Mineral DB: Pyrite Search for Handbook of Mineralogy: Pyrite
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