Rhodochrosite - Montreal Mine, USA

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Rhodochrosite
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ColorsPink, Black
SizeSmall
Dimensions5.2 x 3.5 x 2.0 cm
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A very fine mount shaped cluster of bladed pink rhodochrosite crystals with hematite. In very good condition with just slight micro-chipping present. An outstanding miniature for this famous old locality and species. The specimen was on public display at the Cincinnati, 1993 and Denver, 1997 shows. Good examples for the species from this locality are rarely if ever seen available on the market.
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