Rhodochrosite ps. After fossilized molluscs (Kay Robertson Coll.)

Kerch Peninsula, Crimea Oblast, Ukraine
Miniature, 5.0 x 3.8 x 3.5 cm
Start Time: 04/20/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 04/27/2017 6:33:46 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Rhodochrosite has perfectly pseudomorphed the entire 2.3 cm fossilized mollucsc and all of the rest of the numerous other mollusc fragments on this very rich and rare matrix miniature. The rhodo botryoids on half of the mollusc look like a pink egg nest! The large shell fragment is 2.9 cm. The unusual matrix is nodular ironstone. This locality is now extinct and rich matrix specimens of this quality are very hard to obtain. Valued at $400-600.

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