| 名稱 菱錳礦 | Name Rhodochrosite |
| 化學公式 MnCO3 | Chemical Formula MnCO3 |
| 描述 以其（稀有）純淨形式，通常為玫瑰紅色，但不純的標本可能為粉紅色至淺棕色。 條紋白色，是方解石族的碳酸錳礦物。 它主要以塊狀聚集體形式存在，或以顆粒狀，類晶狀，結節狀或鐘乳狀形式存在，儘管發現有罕見的透明菱形和斜面體晶體。 | Description In its (rare) pure form, it is typically a rose-red color, but impure specimens can be shades of pink to pale brown. It streaks white, and it is a manganese carbonate mineral of the Calcite group. It occurs mainly as massive aggregates or in granular, botryoidal, nodular or stalactitic forms, though rare, transparent rhombohedral and scalenohedral crystals are found. |
| 小挑戰 我們在哪裡可以找到這石頭？ 如羅馬尼亞的銀礦一樣，它位於低溫礦床中。 帶狀菱錳礦在阿根廷卡皮利塔斯開採。 | Challenge Where can we find this stone? It is in low temperature ore deposits as in the silver mines of Romania where it was first found. Banded rhodochrosite is mined in Capillitas, Argentina. |
Reference
Rhodochrosite Uses and Meaning – Crystal Vaults