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2" Banded Rhodochrosite Stalactite Section - Top Quality Color
This is a stunning polished rhodochrosite stalactite section, collected from the Capillitas Mine in Argentina. The banding of this specimen is beautifully defined and exhibits wonderful coloring.
About Argentina Rhodochrosite
Rhodochrosite from the Capillitas Mine in Catamarca, Argentina, is renowned for its striking pink to deep red coloration, often displayed in intricate, concentric banding. Formed in hydrothermal veins within a Miocene-aged volcanic complex, this rhodochrosite commonly occurs as stalactitic or botryoidal masses that are sliced and polished to reveal vibrant, bullseye-like patterns. Unlike the well-known transparent crystals from Sweet Home Mine in Colorado, Capillitas rhodochrosite is typically opaque and prized for its ornamental and lapidary appeal. Its unique visual character, shaped by rhythmic mineral deposition over millions of years, makes it one of the most distinctive and collectible varieties of rhodochrosite in the world.
Rhodochrosite from the Capillitas Mine in Catamarca, Argentina, is renowned for its striking pink to deep red coloration, often displayed in intricate, concentric banding. Formed in hydrothermal veins within a Miocene-aged volcanic complex, this rhodochrosite commonly occurs as stalactitic or botryoidal masses that are sliced and polished to reveal vibrant, bullseye-like patterns. Unlike the well-known transparent crystals from Sweet Home Mine in Colorado, Capillitas rhodochrosite is typically opaque and prized for its ornamental and lapidary appeal. Its unique visual character, shaped by rhythmic mineral deposition over millions of years, makes it one of the most distinctive and collectible varieties of rhodochrosite in the world.
$525
SPECIES
Rhodochrosite
LOCATION
Capillitas Mine, Catamarca Province, Argentina
SIZE
2 x 1.9", up to 1.65" thick
CATEGORY
ITEM
#354522
