Mineral: Rhodochrosite, Sphalerite, Wurtzite
Locality: Merelani mines, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
Dimensions: 2.5 cm

Description: Merelani tanzanite mines, Manyara Region, Tanzania Pseudomorph of rhodochrosite after octahedral alabandite, associated with sphalerite/wurtzite. The back of the specimen has small sharp octahedral claushalite crystals.

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