Rhodochrosite, Hubnerite, Quartz

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This beautiful combination piece is from the famous Hedgehog pocket found around 10 years ago now, named for obvious reasons for the spiky quartz protruding out, on which the gem rhodochrosites sit. The rhodochrosites, as typical from this pocket, are extremely sharp and rhombohedral with clear, gemmy faces. They are either translucent, or in some cases fully transparent so that you can look down through them to the quartz on which they are impaled. A few small crystals of pyrite and hubnerite are a bonus association here. This specimen is good on the front and back, with crystals on each side (though it is much richer on the front). The largest crystals reach just under 1 cm on edge, and about 1.3 cm across the long diagonal. Weighs 275 grams.