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| Identification Type |
Mineral |
| Name |
Rhodochrosite |
| Distinguishing Features |
Brown-green
High-birefringence
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| Description |
Greenish-brown in plane light. Strongly pleochroic. High birefringence. Ellipsoidal; may be difficult to distinguish in smear slide from siderite or dolomite. Forms in environments with reduced Mn. Occurs in lakes and estuaries, but uncommon; rare to absent in marine settings. |
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| External Resources |
Rhodochrosite on MinDat
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| Imposters |
Dolomite
Siderite
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Unique Identification: Rhodochrosite
Site name: Lewis
Light type: Plane-Polarized Light
Magnification: 400.0
Submitted by: Mark Shapley
Notes: pleochroic xrd-confirmation
Image Tags: none
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Unique Identification: Rhodochrosite
Site name: Lewis
Light type: Cross-Polarized Light
Magnification: 400.0
Submitted by: Mark Shapley
Notes: pleochroic xrd-confirmation
Image Tags: none
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Unique Identification: Rhodochrosite
Site name: Lewis
Light type: Plane-Polarized Light
Magnification: 400.0
Submitted by: Mark Shapley
Notes: pleochroic xrd-confirmation
Image Tags: none
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Unique Identification: Rhodochrosite
Site name: Lewis
Light type: Cross-Polarized Light
Magnification: 400.0
Submitted by: Mark Shapley
Notes: pleochroic xrd-confirmation
Image Tags: none
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Unique Identification: Rhodochrosite
Site name: Lewis
Light type: Plane-Polarized Light
Magnification: 400.0
Submitted by: Mark Shapley
Notes: pleochroic xrd-confirmation
Image Tags: none
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Unique Identification: Rhodochrosite
Site name: Lewis
Light type: Cross-Polarized Light
Magnification: 400.0
Submitted by: Mark Shapley
Notes: pleochroic xrd-confirmation
Image Tags: none
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