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Polished Rhodochrosite stalactites slice (Nowakowski Coll.)
- Capillitas Mine, Catamarca, Argentina
- Miniature, 5.1 x 2.9 x 0.4 cm
- Start Time: 05/10/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 05/20/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Polished rhodochrosite stalactite slabs from the famous Capillatas Mine of this complexity and quality are seen around still, though the heyday seems past. Most are big. Smaller, collector-sized examples like this in quality are actually very uncommon, indeed. The exterior rind on front of this aesthetic slab is essentially pristine. The pretty, rose-red, banded stalactities are classic. The complexity of the intergrown stalactites is super. Older material from the 1980s finds. Ex Robert Nowakowski Collection.