Rhodochrosite, Quartz

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A classic, lustrous, rose-red rhodochrosite rhomb from the famous late 1970s-early 1980s finds at the Huayllapon Mine, Pasto Bueno, Peru. This striking rhomb has the typically gemmy, gorgeous, cherry-red, edge rinds and is beautifully accented with water-clear quartz crystals, embedded in and on the rhomb. Four of the six sides are pristine, the other two sides are cleavage faces. No more have been found, since. Ex. George Elling Collection.