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4.5" Rhodochrosite Stalactite Slice - Crystalline Pattern
This is a gorgeous, high-quality, polished, rhodochrosite stalactite slice from the famous Capillitas Mine in Argentina. This specimen has been polished on both sides and has a desirable dark pink color with an unusual crystalline pattern to it. There is a rind of pyrite around the edges of the slice.
This specimen comes with an acrylic display stand.
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.
SPECIES
Rhodochrosite & Pyrite
LOCATION
Capillitas Mine, Catamarca Province, Argentina
SIZE
4.5 x 3.4", .35" thick
CATEGORY
ITEM
#63151
