“6.8 x 4.7 x 4.0 cm. In the 1950s there were many Butte rhodochrosites available, but they are notably scarce these days. They were probably the most recognized examples of the species from the Western United States until mines like the Sunnyside and the Sweet Home in Colorado took over the mantle as having the best rhodochrosites from North America. With that said, these are still great old-time classics. This attractive small cabinet specimen features a coverage of sharp, well-formed, lustrous beautiful pink colored rhombs of rhodochrosite measuring up to 5 mm sitting on matrix. The piece is actually crystallized on the front and back and small semi-spheres of sparkling metallic pyrite can be seen here and there. The piece comes to us from the collection of Gene Meieran, the world-class mineral collector and former high-ranking Intel employee (https://uamineralmuseum.com/person/gene-meieran-chairman) along with a label from Josef Vajdak, who mentions specifically that this is a rare specimen (not the species, but just the fact that it's a Butte rhodochrosite, which are rarely seen now). ”

“6.8 x 4.7 x 4.0 cm. In the 1950s there were many Butte rhodochrosites available, but they are notably scarce these days. They were probably the most recognized examples of the species from the Western United States until mines like the Sunnyside and the Sweet Home in Colorado took over the mantle as having the best rhodochrosites from North America. With that said, these are still great old-time classics. This attractive small cabinet specimen features a coverage of sharp, well-formed, lustrous beautiful pink colored rhombs of rhodochrosite measuring up to 5 mm sitting on matrix. The piece is actually crystallized on the front and back and small semi-spheres of sparkling metallic pyrite can be seen here and there. The piece comes to us from the collection of Gene Meieran, the world-class mineral collector and former high-ranking Intel employee (https://uamineralmuseum.com/person/gene-meieran-chairman) along with a label from Josef Vajdak, who mentions specifically that this is a rare specimen (not the species, but just the fact that it's a Butte rhodochrosite, which are rarely seen now). ”

“6.8 x 4.7 x 4.0 cm. In the 1950s there were many Butte rhodochrosites available, but they are notably scarce these days. They were probably the most recognized examples of the species from the Western United States until mines like the Sunnyside and the Sweet Home in Colorado took over the mantle as having the best rhodochrosites from North America. With that said, these are still great old-time classics. This attractive small cabinet specimen features a coverage of sharp, well-formed, lustrous beautiful pink colored rhombs of rhodochrosite measuring up to 5 mm sitting on matrix. The piece is actually crystallized on the front and back and small semi-spheres of sparkling metallic pyrite can be seen here and there. The piece comes to us from the collection of Gene Meieran, the world-class mineral collector and former high-ranking Intel employee (https://uamineralmuseum.com/person/gene-meieran-chairman) along with a label from Josef Vajdak, who mentions specifically that this is a rare specimen (not the species, but just the fact that it's a Butte rhodochrosite, which are rarely seen now). ”

“6.8 x 4.7 x 4.0 cm. In the 1950s there were many Butte rhodochrosites available, but they are notably scarce these days. They were probably the most recognized examples of the species from the Western United States until mines like the Sunnyside and the Sweet Home in Colorado took over the mantle as having the best rhodochrosites from North America. With that said, these are still great old-time classics. This attractive small cabinet specimen features a coverage of sharp, well-formed, lustrous beautiful pink colored rhombs of rhodochrosite measuring up to 5 mm sitting on matrix. The piece is actually crystallized on the front and back and small semi-spheres of sparkling metallic pyrite can be seen here and there. The piece comes to us from the collection of Gene Meieran, the world-class mineral collector and former high-ranking Intel employee (https://uamineralmuseum.com/person/gene-meieran-chairman) along with a label from Josef Vajdak, who mentions specifically that this is a rare specimen (not the species, but just the fact that it's a Butte rhodochrosite, which are rarely seen now). ”