This specimen is comprised of bladed crystals of rose pink rhodonite to 2.2 cm
in length. Many of the crystals are frosted with lustrous crystals of
quartz to
3 mm in length.
Origin: Chiurucu Mine, Huallanca Dist., Peru, South America
Sample size: 6.5 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm (top/2nd row), 6 x 5 x 1.7 cm (3rd/4th row),
5.6 x 4 x 3 cm (5th/6th row), 4.2 x 3.2 x 3 cm (7th/8th row), 4.1 x 3.3 x 1.7
cm (9th/bottom row)
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