Detailed information
Species
Rhodochrosite
Dimensions
52 x 45 x 35
mm
Locality
Wolf Mine Herdorf, Siegerland Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Condition
No recorded repairs
Wolf mine at Herdorf in the Rhineland-Palatinate state of Germany is famous for its very fine and attractive specimens of Rhodochrosite. This specimen is a stunning example composed of choice tangerine-orange Rhodochrosite crystals of typically 3 to 5 mm wide yet reaching 1 cm, forming a dense cluster on top of a pisolitic (micro-botryoidal) matrix of Limonite-coated manganese oxides. The Rhodochrosite crystals form plumose, wheat-sheaf structures with globular heads and their translucency allows transmitted light to make their velvet-textured surfaces glow. A beautiful and aesthetic specimen of German Rhodochrosite.