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Rhodonite
- Morro da Mina, Conselheiro Lafaiete, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Miniature, 3.7 x 2.2 x 0.9 cm
- Start Time: 02/01/2011 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 02/17/2011 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A beautiful crystal from the recent finds at this locality in Brazil, with glowing red color, glassy translucence and an excellent frontal display face. It has some edge wear atop, and is incomplete on the right side, but it is nevertheless a really large and showy crystal for the price. These are, historically, very rare in such size. I have seen some of these labelled pyroxmangite, although others are labelled correctly as rhodonite. Valued at $300.