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Rhodochrosite and Quartz from Raura District, Cajatambo Province, Peru

 
Rhodochrosite and Quartz from Raura District, Cajatambo Province, Peru

Rhodochrosite and Quartz from Raura District, Cajatambo Province, Peru

Rhodochrosite and Quartz from Raura District, Cajatambo Province, Peru

DESCRIPTION:No. 72045
Mineral:Rhodochrosite and Quartz
Locality:Raura District, Cajatambo Province, Peru
Description:Translucent pink rhombohedral rhodochrosite crystals to 1 mm intermixed with lustrous transparent colorless quartz crystals to 1 mm in spherical aggregates to 8 mm diameter with remnants of gray sulfide-rich matrix on the underside. Collected ca. 1985
Overall Size:5.5x5x2 cm
Crystals:micro to 2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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