Mineral: Rhodonite and Galena
Locality: North Mine (North Broken Hill Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales, Australia
Dimensions: 18,5 x 9,0 x 8,5 cm

Description: Main crystal size : 7,0 cm Shiny galena vug on which grew a large red-brown translucent rhodonite crystal lying on the matrix, and a multitude of small transparent red rhodonite crystals. One reentrant twinned crystal at an edge of the vug. MIM number 1647 Photographer : Augustin de Valence (Ainu)

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