Provenite

Akchatau Mine (Aqshatau)

MineUnknownDraft data

47.9850° N, 74.0428° E · ± 10 km

Rhodochrosite from Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

Rhodochrosite

On the same specimen

Same specimen Fluorite with Rhodochrosite

1 specimen photo(s) from this locality show rhodochrosite with fluorite together. The pairing comes from the photographer's file name and label, so the relationship between the two minerals is not specified.

Rhodochrosite at Akchatau Mine (Aqshatau)

Pink rhodochrosite rhombs on deep purple fluorite cubes with muscovite from Akchatau, Kazakhstan.
Pink rhodochrosite rhombs on deep purple fluorite cubes with muscovite from Akchatau, Kazakhstan.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
MnCO₃
Morphology
Rhombs on fluorite cubes
Color / luster
Pink
Associated minerals
Fluoritemuscovite
Availability
Scarce

Sources: SRC-952

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Geology of the locality

Region
Karaganda Region
Country
Kazakhstan

Coordinates are those of Akshatau settlement (Wikidata), hence +/- 10 km.

Sources: SRC-939

Sources

  1. SRC-939 · Database
    Akshatau (Q622765)Wikidata contributors · Wikidata
  2. SRC-952 · Website
    File:Rhodochrosite-Fluorite-48269.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons (dealer label)

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.