Rhodochrosite with STILBITE! (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)

Item Description

The various orebodies in southern Bulgaria have produced a lot of memorable sulfide and carbonate specimens, and even though the Rhodochrosite from this area is not world-class, it IS the only locality that I know of where Rhodochrosite occurs with STILBITE! This piece would be a good association specimen without the Stilbite crystals, but the color combination of pink Rhodochrosite, cream colored Stiblite, and minor sulfides make it a cool piece. The Stilbite crystals are admittedly small, but the fact that they are sitting atop Rhodochrosite makes it all the more enticing.