The Richard M. Geiger Collection
1092
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Rhodochrosite
Capillitas vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
DEACCESSIONED
small-cabinet – 6.4 x 4.2 x 4.2 cm
Stalactitic growth with botryoidal forms at the narrow area and fluidal ones where it widens. A morphologic curiosity, unusual for the Capillitas mine.
Mineral Species
Rhodochrosite
Dana
Strunz
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Also known as:
1092
Rhodochrosite
Capillitas vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina