AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Peru > Rhodochrosite on Quartz

Search
 

Online Mineral Museum Archive of Mineral Photographs and Mineral Descriptions from John Betts - Fine Minerals.com and Allminerals.com

   

Rhodochrosite on Quartz from Uchucchaqua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru

 
Rhodochrosite on Quartz from Uchucchaqua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru

Rhodochrosite on Quartz from Uchucchaqua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru

DESCRIPTION:No. 59624
Mineral:Rhodochrosite on Quartz
Locality:Uchucchaqua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru
Description:Bright red-pink scalenohedral rhodochrosite crystals to 10 mm over lustrous transparent gray quartz crystals to 5 mm lining a shallow cavity in gray matrix. The rhodochrosite crystals are lustrous and transparent with vivid color (two are cleaved).
Overall Size:12x11x6 cm
Crystals:1-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

© AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals All Rights Reserved

The minerals illustrated on this site are presented for reference purposes only. The owner of this site did not collect the minerals and collectors should not assume access is permitted to the property based on inclusion in this museum. Please contact the property owner to obtain legal permission before entering private property. ;