Rodocrozitul este un compus mineral al carbonatilor – Mn[Co3]- si a fost descris pentru prima data in Romania, in localitatea Sacaramb (Papp, 1997). Pe pagina wikipedia apare in mod eronat localitatea Cavnic ca fiind cea “de origine”. Numele vine de la rhodon=trandafir, chrosis=culoare. Apare asociat sistemelor hidrotermale, uneori asociat cu sulfuri de plumb. In rocile sedimentare apare prin procese de metasomatoza.
Culoare: roz, brun roscata, trandafirie rosie, cenusie.
Urma: alba
Luciu: sticlos
Transparenta: translucid la transparent
Clivaj: perfect dupa 1011
Duritate: 3,5-4
Rhodochrosite is a mineral from the carbonate group and was describe for the first time in Sacaramb, Romania and not in Cavnic, Romania as stated on the wikipedia web-page [which is why I added that information]. It occurs in hidrothermal vein systems and stockworks, often associated with led minerals. It also occurs in metasomatic replacement in sedimentary rocks.
Color: raspberry or rose red to brown
Mark: white
luster: vitreous to pearly
Transparency: translucent
Cleavage: perfect (1011)
Hardness: 3,5-4
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