Rhodochrosite (W.S. Logan Coll.)

Manuelita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junin, Peru
Miniature, 4.2 x 3.4 x 2.7 cm
Start Time: 02/21/2019 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 02/28/2019 6:31:45 pm (CST)
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Item Description

Intergrown, lustrous, translucent, rose-red rhodochrosite rhombs with frosted faces, to 1.8 cm on edge, form a rich and attractive 360-degree mounded miniature from Peru. The W.S. Logan Collection # X45-8 label lists the Alpamina Mine, but MINDAT does not list a mine with this name in Yauli Province. The piece is likely from the recent finds at the Manuelita Mine. A showy and highly representative example of the species and locale.

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