Rhodochrosite

Manuelita Mine, Morococha Dist., Junin Dept., Peru
Small Cabinet, 9.4 x 6.4 x 6.1 cm
Start Time: 10/24/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/28/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Lustrous, sharp, pretty pastel-pink, rhodochrosite rhombs are festooned on this showy and excellent specimen from recent finds in Peru. The dominating, large, central rhomb is 1.1 x 1.0 cm The knob is cored with sphalerite. Essentially pristine, with only a trivial bit of periphery wear. Highly representative material, that has two fine display views.

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