Rhodochrosite
Oppu Mine, Japan
Description
A beautiful and quite big specimen of Rhodochrosite from a classic Japanese location, the Oppu Mine on Honshu Island. The Rhodochrosite covers the matrix on both sides and has a great pink color. These great specimens are extremely rare for the locality and this beautiful piece belongs to the James and Charelle Webb Collection.
All images: Joe Budd, www.joebuddphotography.com
Images
Previous Owner
The James and Charelle Webb Collection
- Retail Price
- £9,200.00
Species / Paragenesis
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Rhodochrosite Mn[CO3]
- Dimensions
- 200 × 180 × 40 mm
- Max. crystal size
- 14
- Weight
- 1201g
- Color
-
- Black
- Grey
- Pink
- Red
Locality
Oppu Mine, Nishimeya-mura, Naka-Tsugaru-gun, Aomori Prefecture, Tohoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan
Notes
Thanks very much to Joe Budd and the specimen owner to let us present this beautiful piece within our service. Please be aware that some of the shown informations were made up by us to demonstrate the potential of our service. Especially all prices and object values are just for demonstration purposes.
Damage, repairs, treatments
The specimen is in very good condition. No repairs.