Provenite

Cananea

AreaActiveDraft data

30.9819° N, 110.3006° W · ± 10 km

Rhodochrosite from Sonora, Mexico, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Rhodochrosite

Rhodochrosite at Cananea

Two gemmy deep red transparent rhodochrosite crystals from Cananea, Sonora.
Two gemmy deep red transparent rhodochrosite crystals from Cananea, Sonora.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
MnCO₃
Morphology
Isolated crystals
Typical size
Thumbnail crystals to about 1.6 cm
Color / luster
Deep red; gemmy, transparent, lustrous
Availability
Scarce

Sources: SRC-944

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Porphyry copper district (Buenavista mine), worked since 1899.
Type
Hydrothermal
Region
Sonora
Country
Mexico

Coordinates of Cananea town (Wikipedia), used for the mining district.

Sources: SRC-935

Sources

  1. SRC-935 · Website
    CananeaWikipedia contributors · Wikipedia
  2. SRC-944 · Website
    File:Rhodochrosite-49513.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.