Rhodochrosite
specimen number:
8601407
location:
Oppu mine, Nishimeya-mura, Naka-Tsugaru-gun, Aomori, Tohoku, Honshu, Japan
description: Both sides of this matrix are covered with dark pinkish red translucent botryoidal crystallized rhodochrosite. Slight chipping present, still in good condition. The matrix appears to be mostly sphalerite and pyrite.
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