Mineral: Rhodochrosite, Quartz, Fluorite
Locality: Mount Xuebaoding, Pingwu, Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
Dimensions: 27 x 20 x 18 cm / main crystal: 17.7 cm

Description: Mass: 5125 g MIM number: 1431 Probable year of extraction : 2010 Cascade of flattened rhombohedrons in a beautiful pink color that have grown on a matrix covered with small quartz needles and rounded grayish fluorites. A very large polysynthetic crystal, complete on all sides, lies at the base. Photographer: FMI / James Elliott; Publication: "extraLapis #56: Rhodochrosit"

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