Rhodochrosite
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Carbonate
- Crystal system
- Trigonal
- Hardness
- Medium (3 to 5.5)
- Density
- Heavy (3.2 to 5)
- Occurs in
- Ore veins
- Foliation
- Not layered
- Colour
- Red, Pink
- Lustre
- Glassy, Pearly
- Use
- Jewellery, Ore
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- The name comes from Greek words meaning rose-coloured, and in Argentina the stone is called Inca rose.
- Colorado's Sweet Home Mine produced some of the finest red rhodochrosite crystals in the world.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q409793 · All stones · All entries