2.5" Polished Rhodochrosite & Pyrite Egg - Argentina

This is a unique, hand-polished Rhodochrosite egg. The Rhodochrosite comes from the famous Capillitas Mine in Argentina and exhibits beautiful pink banding.

It comes with a small display base.

Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate mineral with them chemical composition MnCO3. The crystals typically have a pink-red coloration and cleaves with rhombohedral cleaving in three directions. It forms from hydrothermal pockets and can be found as both crystals and in banded formations.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Rhodochrosite, Pyrite
LOCATION
Capillitas Mine, Catamarca Province, Argentina
SIZE
2.5" long
CATEGORY
ITEM
#79244