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 SHADOW GLOBE Black ONYX Carved Sphere SCULPTURE  US $25.16
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 CLEOPATRA 13310 ct RARE NATURAL PAINITE RUBY MATRIX US $11.38
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 D719 RED RHODOCHROSITE CRYSTAL MINERAL SPECIMEN US $7.99
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 Pretty Standard Mutiple Water Green Petal Form PREHNITE US $3.00
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 Rare Pretty Ternary Rosette Desert rose Gyprsum US $3.98
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 135g Natural Brilliant Orange Grossular Crystal On Rock US $.98
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 75g Fabulous Transprant Ball FLUORITE On STIBNITE Clust US $5.99
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 140g Awesome Shiny Blood Red REALGAR Pure Calcite US $.98
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 140g Top Glassy Grass Green EPIDOTE Quartz Crystal US $3.98
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 60g Charming Nice Rhombic Pink Rhodochrosite Crystal US $3.99
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 90g Charming Fresh Grass Green Pyromorphite Crystal US $6.99
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 155g Scare Gentle Yellow GROSSULAR Mineral Specimen US $4.99
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 Scare Fancy Navy Blue Lamallar AZURITE In MALACHITE US $3.99
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 520g Charming Cubic Transparent Purple Fluorite Crystal US $.98
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 gemmy chalcedony ball on black base US $5.99
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 MARVELLOUS CUBICAL PALE GREEN APOPHYLITE STILBITE US $15.99
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 110g Fantastic Gemmy Sea Blue AQUAMARINE Crystal US $6.99
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 Admirable Shiny Wine Red SPHALERITE Crystal Quartz US $4.98
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 90g Charming Bright Golden Metallic Cubic PYRITE Minera US $5.99
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 180g Special Jungly Green Silky Luster MALACHITE Specim US $3.98
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 Attrative Super Purple Cubic FLUORITEBarite Intergrowt US $4.99
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 New Mined Peerless Bright Yellow Grainess MIMETITE US $9.99
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 Real Nice SAPPHIRE from CANADA Large Blue Crystal US $24.00
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 Fluorescent ARAGONITE with CALCITE from CA Yellow Glow US $2.29
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 Moldavite Rare Czech moldavite mineral Celestial US $13.00
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 84 Grains CALIF MOTHERLODE GOLD NUGGET BULLION US $28.95
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 CLEOPATRA Natural Painite in 30 mm Display Box US $2.25
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 Fluorescent ARAGONITE from AZ Glows Yellow US $2.79
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 Fluorescent WILLEMITE CALCITE FLUORITE Rough Polished US $7.00
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 Fluorescent HYALITE from UTAH Green Glow LW SW US $2.49
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 18oz Rough gold blue Pietersite Gemmineral specimen US $8.99
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 MICHIGAN MINE AGATEWOLVERINE 2HOUGHTON COMICHIGAN US $11.72
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 Druzy CHROME GROSSULAR Nice Rarer Type US $50.00
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 12oz Rough gold blue Pietersite Gemmineral specimen US $9.99
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 Elestial Alligator Quartz Crystal Point US $4.99
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 CHALCEDONY COATING ON QUARTZ CRYSTAL KEOKUK GEODE 174 US $.99
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 CHALCEDONY COATING ON QUARTZ CRYSTAL KEOKUK GEODE 172 US $.99
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 Herkimer quartz crystal diamonds on matrix lil44 US $17.00
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 Herkimer quartz crystal diamonds on matrix lil42 US $13.00
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 Herkimer quartz crystal diamonds on matrix lil45 US $13.00
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 Herkimer quartz crystal diamond HUGE lil97 US $13.00
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 Herkimer quartz crystal diamond HUGE lil96 US $13.00
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 Handcarved Natural Stone Bears on Onyx base US $8.99
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 POLISHED KEOKUK GEODE PAIR SMOKEY QUARTZ WITH PYRITE US $75.00
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 KEOKUK GEODE SMOKEY QUARTZ SPECIMEN FROM IOWA 116 US $75.00
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 Apatite Rare yellow apatite Durango Mexico 75 carat lot US $13.00
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 POLISHED KEOKUK GEODE PAIR SMOKEY QUARTZ VERY GEMMY US $75.00
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 Split Iowa Geode with Calcite cubes US $2.99
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 LAKE SUPERIOR AGATE ONTONAGON COUNTY MICHIGAN US $9.17
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 POLISHED KEOKUK GEODE PAIR CHALCEDONY RING VERY GEMMY US $75.00
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Rhodochrosite Gemstones
Rhodochrosite is an interesting rose-colored gemstone that was only introduced to the market around 1940. Though it is not particularly hard -- rating only 4 on the Mohs scale -- it has become popular as a decorative material due to its attractive soft color and its intriguing variegated markings.
Like rhodolite garnet, rhodochrosite draws its name from the Greek for 'rose' (rhodochrosite means 'rose colored'). By chemical composition rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate. It is related to the mineral calcite, but where calcite has calcium, rhodochrosite has manganese. Transparent red crystals are rare; rhodochrosite is usually found in an aggregate form with alternating light and dark stripes in zigzag bands, somewhat similar in that respect to malachite or agate. The most common colors are light red and pink and it displays a vitreous luster when polished.
Rhodochrosite was first described in 1813 based on a sample from Romania. It most commonly forms in hydrothermal veins associated with silver, copper, and lead sulfides. It was named the state mineral in mineral-rich Colorado in 2002, since some rare large red crystals have been found at the famous Sweet Home Mine near Alma, Colorado.
Rhodochrosite, like lapis lazuli, is almost always cut as cabochons or beads or carved. Rare transparent crystals may be faceted, but they are usually heavily included. Fine, blood-red rhodochrosite mineral specimens are highly desired by collectors, and sometimes command extraordinary prices in the market.
Significant deposits are found in Argentina from localities along the eastern side of the mountains in the west of the country, especially in the province of Catamarca. Other deposits are found in Chile, Mexico, Peru, South Africa, Namibia, Russia, Canada and the USA (Colorado and Montana).
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