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Locality: Uchucchacua Mine, Oyón Province, Lima Department, Peru
Description: This one of a kind Rhodochrosite sphere from Peru features a mix of dusty rose, deeper pink, cream, and pale gray banding with scattered darker mineral markings. The polished surface shows both tight layered patterns and broader brecciated sections where angular pink fragments are joined by lighter material. Several natural cavities, fractures, and small vugs remain visible around the sphere, adding rough texture between the polished areas and showing more of the piece’s natural internal structure.
Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate mineral known for its pink, rose-red, and reddish coloration, often forming in hydrothermal ore deposits alongside other manganese and metallic minerals. Peru is an important source of Rhodochrosite, particularly from polymetallic mining districts in the Andes, where it can occur as banded masses, vein material, and crystalline growths. The repeated layering visible in this sphere is typical of material that formed through changing mineral-rich fluids depositing Rhodochrosite over time.
Chemical Composition: MnCO₃
Quantity: 1pc
With this product, you will get the actual stone in the photograph.