Rhodonite

  

  

A sharp, 1.7 cm rose-red rhodonite crystal in rhodonite and calcite matrix with scattered, green-black gahnite from the famous Sterling Hill Mine of New Jersey. The calcite fluoresces bright orange

Origin: Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex Co., New Jersey, U.S.A.

Ex. Dru Wilbur collection

Sample size: 9.2 x 5.3 x 4.3 cm

 

  

Origin: Morro da Mina, Conselheiro Lafaiete, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Sample size: 3.7 x 2.2 x 0.9 cm

 

  

  

  

Rhodonite in galena

Origin: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Ex. J. Cilen collection

Sample size: 7.7 x 5.5 x 4.6 cm

 

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Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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