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Rhodochrosite with Fluorite
- Wutong (Wudong) Mine, Liubao ("Babu"), Cangwu Co., Wuzhou Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
- Small Cabinet, 6.0 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm
- Start Time: 11/17/2016 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 11/26/2016 6:47:51 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
These distinctive and eye-catching Chinese Rhodos have appeared on the market a few years ago, and seem to have dried up now. The specimens really remind me of specimens I've seen from various mines in Colorado. If this Rhodo were from the Sweet Home mine, it would be a great treasure for many Colorado collectors. This piece features large, semi lustrous, reddish-pink, flattened rhomobohedra of Rhodochrosite measuring associated with purple Fluorite and minor Sphalerite(?). More of a reference specimen as it is not 100% perfect. You really don't see many of these new Rhodos from Wutong available, and the locality has produced little to nothing in the way of specimens in recent years.
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