Mineral: Rhodochrosite
Locality: Uchucchacua Mine, Oyón Province, Lima Department, Peru
Dimensions: 6.8 x 8.7 cm

Description: Gemmy, cherry red rhombs to 1.5 cm with stepped faces associated with colorless cuboctahedral fluorite crystals on a black manganese rich matrix.

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