|
Specimens Index Search Most Recent First Minerals Index Collections Index |
770  Rhodochrosite Llallagua, Bustillos Province, Potosà Department, Bolivia small-cabinet 6 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm ex. Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, William S. Vaux Collection #21129. Steve Behling of the Collector's Edge writes: The Academy funded several expeditions to localities in South America and undoubtedly this piece was picked up on one of the expeditions in the 1920's. The specimen features pink, discoidal crystals of rhodochrosite to approximately 5mm across on a sulfide matrix. ----- Photo courtesy of/©2007 The Collector's Edge Minerals label Mineral Occurances
label created: 2007-10-03 21:03:36; modified: 2020-02-09 21:12:00 |
|