Provenite

Taxco de Alarcón

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18.5564° N, 99.6050° W · ± 10 km

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

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Minerals found here

Rhodochrosite

On the same specimen

Same specimen Quartz with Rhodochrosite

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

Rhodochrosite at Taxco de Alarcón

Pastel-pink bladed rhodochrosite aggregates on matrix from Taxco, Guerrero.
Pastel-pink bladed rhodochrosite aggregates on matrix from Taxco, Guerrero.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Water-clear quartz crystals scattered on pastel-pink rhodochrosite from the Remedios Mine, Taxco.
Water-clear quartz crystals scattered on pastel-pink rhodochrosite from the Remedios Mine, Taxco.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Ball-like clusters of pastel-pink rhodochrosite microcrystals on glassy quartz, Remedios Mine, Taxco.
Ball-like clusters of pastel-pink rhodochrosite microcrystals on glassy quartz, Remedios Mine, Taxco.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
A spray of rhodochrosite crystals with quartz from the Taxco area, Guerrero.
A spray of rhodochrosite crystals with quartz from the Taxco area, Guerrero.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
MnCO₃
Morphology
Bladed aggregates, sprays and ball-like clusters of microcrystals, often with quartz
Typical size
Specimens 2-7 cm
Color / luster
Pastel-pink, sparkly
Associated minerals
Quartz
Availability
Scarce

Sources: SRC-894 SRC-895 SRC-896

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Silver mining district worked since about 1532.
Region
Guerrero
Country
Mexico

Coordinates of Taxco town (Wikipedia), used for the mining district. The last major mine near the town began shutting down in 2007.

Sources: SRC-881

Sources

  1. SRC-881 · Website
    TaxcoWikipedia contributors · Wikipedia
  2. SRC-894 · Website
    File:Rhodochrosite-176385.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons (dealer label)
  3. SRC-895 · Website
    File:Rhodochrosite-Quartz-238848.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons (dealer label)
  4. SRC-896 · Website
    File:Rhodochrosite-Quartz-247703.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.