Polished Rhodochrosite stalactites slice (Nowakowski & Logan Coll.)

Capillitas Mine, Catamarca, Argentina
Small Cabinet, 5.8 x 3.7 x 0.4 cm
Start Time: 06/21/2018 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/28/2018 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Polished rhodochrosite stalactite slabs from the famous Capillatas Mine of this complexity and quality are seen around still, though the heyday seems past. Most are big. Smaller, collector-sized examples like this in quality are actually very uncommon, indeed. The exterior rind on this exceptional and aesthetic slab is essentially pristine. The pretty, rose-red, banded stalactities are classic. The one clean repair in the middle is barely noticeable. The complexity of the intergrown stalactites is super. Older material from the late 1970s-1980s finds. Ex Robert Nowakowski and W.S. Logan Collections.

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