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Rhodochrosite and Quartz (uncommon) Urish Coll.
- Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru
- Miniature, 5.3 x 2.9 x 2.8 cm
- Start Time: 08/18/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 08/25/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
An exquisite, gemmy, 8 mm on the diagonal, rose-red rhodochrosite rhomb is elegantly set amongt the gemmy, facet-like quartz points in this sculptural vug in massive sulfide matrx. Good quartz specimens are very rare from this well-known mine, famous for rhodochrosite, acanthite and silver specimens. Very unusual and showy. Ex Harold Urish Collection