R: Rhodochrosite

Aurelio Acevedo

Mineralogical and Geological Museum, Harvard University
Cambridge, MA, United States

This bright pink crystal is rhodochrosite. While rhodochrosite commonly forms in hydrothermal vents, such as this specimen, some can be formed by fungi.

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Title: R: Rhodochrosite
Creator: Aurelio Acevedo
Location Created: Cambridge, Massachusetts

Mineralogical and Geological Museum, Harvard University

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