Rhodochrosite
specimen number:
1652749
location:
Uchucchacua Mine, Lima Dept., Peru
description:
Red lustrous scalenohedral crystals of rhodochrosite to 0.4 cm in size on matrix. In good condition with very minimal cleaving present. Colorless crystallized fluorite is present as well. We include the previous label to keep with the specimen, do note however that the locality provided there is incorrect.
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