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Rhodonite

Rhodonite, 2.5 cm, from the San Martin mine, Chirucu, Huallance District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru. Collected by the mine owner, Teo Ramos in 2006; ex Marshall Koval collection. Exhibited in the special exhibit of Connoisseur Thumbnails at the 2010 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, and in “The Best of the Best: Prize Minerals from the Vaults of Arizona Collectors” at the University of Arizona’s Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium in 2014. Illustrated in Mineral Collections in Arizona-I (2013), Mineral Collections in Arizona-II (2020) and in Minerals: The Collectors Newspaper (2014). Jeff Scovil photo.

Product details

SizeThumbnail
Dimensions2.5 cm
Added on02/13/2026
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Refined Elegance page 93

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
Marshall KovalNot disclosed