Rhodonite (Var: Orlets)
Malosedel'nikovskoe deposit, Sedel'nikovo, Sysertsky District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
6.5 x 5.2 x 4.2 cm. This famous old-time locality near Ekaterinburg is the source of fine lapidary grade rhodonite, and the best of these pieces were made exclusively for the Czar of Russia in the great lapidary workshops of Ekaterinburg. This piece features large patches of rich pink rhodonite which is associated with black manganese oxides, and ...
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