-
Rhodochrosite
- Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Prov., Lima Depart., Peru
- Small Cabinet, 8.5 x 6.3 x 6.3 cm
- Start Time: 06/01/2009 6:00:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 06/11/2009 6:01:08 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A striking and impressive, large, rhodochrosite crystal cluster from Peru. A 5.5 cm band of gemmy, cherry-red, rhodochrosite stretches across the 3-dimensional, mounded, sulfide matrix. The 2.4 cm, complex crystal is striking in its beauty, and is pristine, except for a cleave on one end. The rest of the rhodochrosite crystal field is cleaved, but this remains a highly representative and visually striking specimen with the one good crystal centered nicely in a field of red color at lesat