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Rhodochrosite with Fluorite, Quartz
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Beautiful pinkish red lenticular crystals of rhodochrosite to 2.5 cm in size mostly covering the top of a crystallized quartz matrix. Minor purple fluorite is present. In good condition as seen.Discovered in 1958, the Wutong Mine near Liubao in Cangwu County, Wuzhou, Guangxi, China, originally operated for decades as a modest underground source for lead, zinc, and silver before gaining international renown in the early 2000s for producing world-class mineral specimens, eventually entering care-and-maintenance status around 2011. Geologically, the deposit sits within a regional fold belt of the Nanling metallogenic province, where a Cretaceous magmatic-hydrothermal system injected mineralizing fluids into tectonically disturbed Cambrian sedimentary host rocks consisting mainly of dark siltstones, shales, sandstones, and a structural chert marker bed. These hydrothermal veins created open-space cavities that fostered the crystallization of rare pink to cherry-red rhodochrosite specimens alongside various minerals such as fluorite, fluorapatite, etc.
Product details
SpeciesQuartz, Fluorite, Rhodochrosite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions10.0 x 5.5 x 3.0 cm
Listed on10/02/2026
LocalityChina, Guangxi, Wutong Mine
SKU9507105
Current owner
WM
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a versatile mineral with clear, milky, and colored varieties; crystal forms, formation clues, and tips for identifying amethyst and citrine.Regional guide
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