Rhodizite (very rare)

Item Description

There are many rare minerals found in Madagascar, but Rhodizite is one of the more impressive species in terms of crystal form, color and size. If you look at the entry for Rhodizite on mindat.org, you'll see that as of right now, there is only ONE confirmed locality for the species outside of Madagascar. The Russian and English localities have either been discredited or are in serious doubt. Before the discovery of Rhodizite in Madagascar, the largest known crystals were originally reported in Russia and they most only measured a few mm. Rhodizite is a rare gem mineral and is highly sought after by gem and mineral collectors alike. It forms a series with the fairly recently approved species Londonite with Rhodizite being the potassium end member. This is a great Rhodizite specimen featuring a fine, sharp, lustrous, well formed, blocky, yellow color crystal measuring 1.1 cm with minor rich cranberry colored Rubellite Tourmaline on dark Smoky Quartz matrix. Fine quality and RARE on the market today. Priced at $1,200 for the quality and serious rarity. From the collection of Vasco Trancoso, a medical doctor and prominent mineral collector from near Lisbon, Portugal (https://www.mindat.org/user-11954.html). He assembled his mineral collection over the course of 60 years, and built a fine worldwide display collection that we recently purchased. This piece is pictured on mindat.org at https://www.mindat.org/photo-192502.html.