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Rhodochrosite
- Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru
- Miniature, 4.4 x 3.5 x 1.6 cm
- Start Time: 04/21/2011 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 04/28/2011 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
The Uchucchacua mine has produced some of the finest quality Rhodochrosite specimens around. Their attractive crystals combined with rich pink and red colors make for some beautiful display specimens. This miniature size specimen hosts a sharp, well-formed, gemmy, orange-red color scalenohedral crystal of Rhodochrosite measuring 10 mm long on matrix. A nice sample of this well known material from Peru.