6idejtg ((RHODOCHROSITE)), $45 MINIMUM BID, Santa Rita, Peru, 10 x 4.5 x 3 cm, Cabinet | |
Undamaged solid Rhodochrosite specimen with mounds of rhombs of Rhodochrosite crystals. The crystals are very pink typical rhodo coloring with a lighter coloration on the crystal surface. The late stages of crystalization evidently had the fluid composition loose Manganese causing a lighter coloration in the carbonate. Butte rhodos typically show the same characteristics. ex Evan Jones collection |