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Polished Rhodochrosite stalactite slice
- Capillitas Mine, Catamarca, Argentina
- Cabinet, 10.1 x 6.5 x 0.5 cm
- Start Time: 08/11/2016 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 08/18/2016 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Strikingly different banding highlights this colorful polished slice of a pair of rhodochrosite stalactites from the famous Capillatas Mine, Argentina finds. The substantial banding of the colorful, variable pretty rose-red stalactites is eyecatching and noteworthy, as is the starkly contrasting banded brown outer rind. A very find older piece from the 1980s finds.
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