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Rhodochrosite
- NChwaning Mine, Kalahari, South Africa
- Thumbnail, 2.6 x 2.0 x 2.0 cm
- Start Time: 07/19/2009 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 07/28/2009 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A 1.7 cm mushroom, cherry-colored and totally translucent, on a bit of massive rhodo matrix, makes for a VERY impressive thumbnail for this species from the famous finds of the early 1980s. In fact, for the habit and form, it is hard to imagine a better one in this size class. A Competition worthy thumbnail for the sophisticated TN collector who has other styles, like the more common scalenohedra