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Rhodochrosite from Capillitas, Catamarca Province, Argentina

 
Rhodochrosite from Capillitas, Catamarca Province, Argentina

DESCRIPTION:No. 16434
Mineral:Rhodochrosite
Locality:Capillitas, Catamarca Province, Argentina
Description:Polished section of a rhodochrosite stalactite with concentric growth patterns around several small center cores. The section has a fracture near one edge, but it does not run completely through and is stable.
Overall Size:9x8x.8 cm
Crystals:
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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