Detailed information
Species
Rhodochrosite
Dimensions
58 x 68 x 23
mm
Weight
100 g
Locality
10th Level Silicate Ore Body, Potosí Mine West Camp, Santa Eulalia District Chihuahua, Mexico
Condition
No recorded repairs
This Rhodochrosite from the 10th Level Silicate Ore Body, Potosí mine, Santa Eulalia District, Chihuahua, Mexico is very different in form to many seen from this location. Forming a sparkling finely crystalline pale pink botryoidal crust, this very large miniature to small cabinet-sized specimen is quite eye-catching. The Rhodochrosite is extremely glossy and very attractive with no damage. This crust coats a black matrix of probable manganese oxides.