Pyrolusite (rare locale) Matioli Coll.

Manganese Mine, Belo Vale, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Cabinet, 11.0 x 8.5 x 3.3 cm
Start Time: 09/19/2016 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 09/22/2016 6:52:12 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Pyrolusite is rare from any Minas Gerais locality. Sparkly spherical aggregates of sharp metallic-gray pyrolusite crystals with scattered rust-red oxide coatings solidly compose this VERY RARE, rich and showy ore specimen from a most obscure Minas Gerais manganese mine. Ex Matioli Collection. A must for the locality or species collector.

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