#R1000 Rhodocrosite (Large, Intact Vug), N''Chwaning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa (Ex Dr. Ludi von Bezing Collection)
(23.5 x 9.3 x 8.6 cm)
$1,800
(Actually $1,620 with 10% discount)
SOLD
#R1001 Rhodocrosite and Quartz, Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado
(11.5 x 7.2 x 3.1 cm)
SOLD
This is a great Rhodocrosite mineral specimen from Peru with a rich pink color that is hard to photograph with justice. The Rhodocrosite crystals are on a Pyrite rich matrix. You need to see this close up to appreciate what a
looker it is.
#R1003 Rhodocrosite with Pyrite &
Quartz on Matrix, Pasto Bueno District, Pallasca Province, Ancash Dept., Peru
(13.5 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm) $42 5
SOLD
Bright salmon-pink crystals on a dark sulfite matrix.
#R1004 Rhodocrosite, Santa Rita Mine, Morococha District, Lima, Peru,
(8 x 5 x 3 cm)
$160
#R1006 Extra Large Rhodocrosite Mineral Specimen, Peru
(14 x 13 x 2 cm)
$139
1 mm pink rhombohedrons aggregated in beautiful clumps on top of larger quartz crystals. A fine mineral specimen.
#R1007 Rhodocrosite with Quartz, Level 1, Los Remedios Mine, Taxco de Alarcon, Guerrero, Mexico
(12 x 6 x 3 cm)
$220
SOLD
Check out the many great Rhodocrosite mineral specimens on this page.
#R1008 Rhodocrosite, Sphalerite and Quartz Santa Rita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Lima Dept., Peru
(8 x 7.5 x 4 cm)
$225
Nice, larger specimen from the now closed mine. Lots of rhombs and quartz on sulfide matrix. Rhombs are up to 1 cm across.
Huge vug (7.5 lbs) of beautiful N''Chwaning Rhodocrosite.
Bright, rich-pink crystals in rolling clusters with great aesthetic sparkle. Very impressive addition to any collection.
The photo below shows that some rhombs on one side are cleaved, which is why this specimen is not selling for a much higher price, but it is a beauty regardless and well worth the list price.
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As silver mines go, the Sweet Home Mine was a failure. It was a hole in the ground that devoured hopes and money, and gave very little in return. Based solely on its unimpressive silver output, the Sweet Home should have faded into obscurity and abandonment a century ago, joining many others that became nothing more than coollapsed portals and flooded workings. However, if the Sweet Home didn't have much silver, it did indeed have a stubborn ability to survive." "Today, the Sweet Home Mine is among the world's better-known mines, at least in the eyes of mineral collectors, for whom the name has become synonymous with fine rhodocrositye." Quote from The Sweet Home Mine, 1873-1989, by Steve Voynick, Mineralogical Record, July-August 1998, Volume 29, Number 4.
Why is the Rhodocrosite from the Sweet Home Mine so Cherry Red? - Answer: "No other locality in the world has produced rhodocrosite with such a low Fe+Mg+Ca content. This low level of contamination is what has given the Sweet Home Mine the distinction of producing the finest specimen and gem rhodocrosite in the world." Quote from Sweet Home Rhodocrosite- What Makes it so Cherry Red?, by Karen J. Wenrich, Mineralogical Record, July-August 1998, Volume 29, Number 4.
"The Morococha district is a spectacular region of high glacier-clad peaks and lakes close to the crest of the western Andean range.' "The Quechua name Morococha means "painted lake," because of the brilliant coloring of the altered rocks surrounding the area." - Quotes from Mines and Minerals of Peru, Mineralogical Record, July-August 1997, Volume 28, Number 4.
The Pasto Bueno district is located in the northern-most extension of the Cordillera Blanca in the north-central Andes, just west of the Continental divide.
Clear, gemmy pink-red Rhodocrosite scalenohedrons to 1.25 cm on matrix. A few dings and broken crystals, but still a fine specimen for the price
#R1012 Rhodocrosite with Quartz
Mina Manuelita (October 2005), Morococha, Junin, Peru
10 x 9.5 x 5 cm
$1,500 (No Discount on this Specimen)
SOLD
How would you like to have this Sweet Home Rhodocrosite I saw on display at the 2006 Tucson Mineral Show ?
I bought this outstanding Rhodocrosite from Jordi Fabre at the 2006 Tucson Gem & Mineral Show , who said I could quote him that it is the best specimen he had from a recent find in the Manuelita mine. This Rhodocrosite has rhombohedral crystals, up to 1.5 cm, of excellent color. The quality of the specimens from this find or cavity are very superior to what has been usual for the mine.
See the May-June, 2006 Issue of the Mineralogical Record, p. 241 for reference to Jordi Fabre and the find where this specimen originated in an article "What's New in Minerals" by Tom Moore.
