Rhodochrosite
Inakuraishi mine, Furubira District, Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
8.3 x 3.6 x 2.4 cm. A very showy, old-time rhodochrosite specimen from Japan's largest manganese deposit, now closed. Pretty, moderately lustrous, pastel-pink, flattened rhodochrosite rhombs cover the undulating crust of solid, banded, rose-red rhodochrosite. Ex. Howard Belsky Collection. Howard started as a mineral dealer at age 13 in 1972, ...
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