Rhodochrosite on Quartz

Rhodochrosite – Mn(CO3)
Elements: Manganese, Carbon, Oxygen
Class: Carbonates
Crystal System: Hexagonal
Hardness: 3.5-4
Fluorite
Talc (1)Diamond (10)
Softer than glass. A steel knife scratches it.
Quartz – SiO2
Elements: Silicon, Oxygen
Class: Silicates – Tectosilicates
Crystal System: Hexagonal
Hardness: 7
Quartz
Talc (1)Diamond (10)
Very hard. Scratches glass and steel.
Cabinet: Large Cabinet (10 cm+) Origin: Sunnyside Minde San Jan Co., Colorado – Usa
Did you know?

Rhodochrosite is nicknamed Inca rose, its banded pink finest in old Andean mines once worked for silver.

Pressing a quartz crystal makes it give off a precise electric beat, which is why it keeps time in nearly every watch and once tuned the radios of World War II, when good crystals were a strategic resource.