Rhodochrosite

罗多奇岩

Rhodochrosite is, MnCO₃, a carbonate mineral of manganese. This sample, displayed in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, was taken from a gold and silver mine in the American Tunnel, Silverton, Colorado. It was featured on a U.S. postage stamp in 1974.

Rhodochrosite 是一种含锰的碳酸盐矿物，化学式为 MnCO₃。此样本陈列于史密森尼自然历史博物馆，采自美国科罗拉多州银ton的美国隧道中的金和银矿。它于1974年被印制在一张美国邮票上。

Rhodochrosite crystals can have great beauty, but they are relatively soft and brittle and don't serve well in everyday use as gems. Rhodochrosite is a member of the calcite group of carbonates along with Smithsonite and siderite.

玫瑰石英晶体可以具有极高的美观性，但它们相对柔软且易碎，不适合作为日常使用的宝石。玫瑰石英属于碳酸盐类的方解石族，与Smithsonite和Siderite同属一族。

The manganese content gives rhodochrosite crystals their pink or red color.

锰的含量使 rhodochrosite 晶体呈现出粉红色或红色。

The sample is about 12 cm across with the sides of the individual crystals being on the order of a centimeter.

样品宽约12厘米，单个晶体的边长约为厘米级。

This natural sample is from Hotazel, Cape Province, South Africa. It is about 3x3 cm.

这种自然样本来自南非开普省的Hotazel。尺寸约为3x3厘米。

This rhodochrosite sample is from Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico. It is about 4x4 cm.

这块 rhodochrosite 样品来自墨西哥奇瓦瓦州的圣胡安娜。尺寸约为4x4厘米。

This sample of rhodochrosite is about 5x5 cm and is from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada.

这种 rhodochrosite 样本大约是5厘米见方，来自加拿大魁北克省蒙圣希拉尔。

This sample of rhodochrosite is about 9x7 cm and is from Silverton, Colorado

这种 rhodochrosite 样本尺寸约为 9 厘米乘 7 厘米，产自科罗拉多州 Silverton。

This sample is rhodochrosite with arsenopyrite. It is about 11x14 cm and is from Cassandra, Greece.

这种样本是含砷黄铁矿的菱铁矿，尺寸约为11x14厘米，来自希腊的卡桑德拉。

This sample is described as rhodochrosite with willemite and franklinite. It is about 10x10 cm and is from Franklin, NJ.

这种样本被描述为含 rhodochrosite、willemite 和 franklinite，尺寸约为 10x10 厘米，来自新泽西州弗兰克林。

This sample is about 20x20 cm in size and is from the N'Chwaning mine, Hotazel, South Africa.

这个样本尺寸约为20厘米×20厘米，来自南非霍塔泽尔的N'Chwaning矿。

This sample of rhodochrosite is about 6x9 cm.

这种 rhodochrosite 样本大约是6x9厘米。

This sample of rhodochrosite is about 20 cm wide. Such concentric growth patterns are seen often with rhodochrosite stalactites.

这种 rhodochrosite 样本宽约 20 厘米。这种同心生长模式常见于 rhodochrosite 悬钟石中。

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