Rhodochrosite
specimen number:
8632087
location:
Uchucchacua Mine, Lima Dept., Peru
description:
This is an enormous crystal for the species, a translucent deep red sharp scalenohedral rhodochrosite with very little attached matrix on the backside. Slightly cleaved on the lower termination, this is still in really good condition. Quite attractive when backlit as shown at the end of the video..
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