Rhodochrosite ex Garced Collection

Item Description

This juicy, strawberry red crystal of Sweet Home Mine rhodo has a fine, even color to it that makes it stand out as a miniature. It is classic material from the late 1990s heyday here, and stands out as a sharp and full, space filling miniature for the style. It is 3 dimensional and complete all around, except only a few trivial dings. It is translucent throughout, requiring very minimal backlighting to see it "glow" in the light. Crystals like this should sell for $4000-5000 today, although sometimes from modern mining of similar styles are priced yet higher when we see them at shows, in fancy booths. From the Michael Garced collection, purchased nearly 20 years ago and held.