The Richard M. Geiger Collection
159
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Rhodochrosite
Oppu mine, Naka-Tsugaru-gun, Aomori Prefecture, Tohoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan
DEACCESSIONED
small-cabinet – 7.3 x 4.2 x 2 cm
Rob: When did you last see rhodos from Japan? This is OLD material, seldom seen on the market today. This specimen exhibits lustrous pastel pink botryoids on matrix and is unusually sugary and bright in lustre.
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Photos courtesy of / ©2004 The Arkenstone
Mineral Species
Rhodochrosite
Dana
Strunz
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159
Rhodochrosite
Oppu mine, Naka-Tsugaru-gun, Aomori Prefecture, Tohoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan