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Mineral Specimens with Rhodonite
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2.5 x 2 x 1.6 cm. A superb thumbnail. This piece has excellent crystals of both species, and is quite aesthetic as well. Complete-all-around.
3.5 x 1.5 x 1.0 cm. A fine rhodonite crystal from new finds at this famous old manganese mine, now being worked again for the small, narrow veins of rhodonite. This is a sharp crystal of about an inch, very gemmy and translucent (terminated though with some edge wear and a cleave on one side, it displays well). The crystal is 38 carats, or about 8 grams.
7.8 x 4.4 x 3.5 cm. A striking and excellent cluster of well-defined, highly lustrous, vivid pink, flat prismatic rhodonite blades from recent finds at the San Martin Mine of Peru. The rhodonites are richly dusted with quartz micro-needles, which add a nice sparkle to this beautiful piece. From the 1998 find.
4.2 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm. A beautiful polished rhodonite specimen from a very rare California locale - the Sherry Ann Mine of San Diego County. The black manganese inclusions really add an artistic aspect to this fine piece. Very seldom available in any form.
6.2 x 5 x 4.7 cm. A superb set of Rhodonite blades, in matrix, from the same location as recent high-profile discoveries in Brazil. This is an older specimen though, from old mining here in the 1940s to 1960s for manganese. These Rhodonites have excellent color and luster, and the tabular habit allows for excellent aesthetics in the large (2.7 cm) blade that stands above the matrix. Ex. Charlie Key.
8.8 x 7.3 x 0.5 cm. A rare, old-time, polished slab of rhodonite from the Ural Mountains of Russia. The rhodonite has a striking swirl pattern and beautiful hues of cherry-red. Ex. Henry Hanks and Russell Jones Collections. Henry Hanks was the first State Mineralogist for California and lived from 1826-1907. Also accompanied by a Hugh Ford label dating from 1946-57. Very seldom available in this old-time quality. This slab certainly dates to Imperial Russia and is at least 100 years old.
12.6 x 5.8 x 1.6 cm. Rhodonite specimens from the Sunnyside Mine of Colorado are rare and are very rarely available. This very showy polished cabinet slab features sparkling, sugary, rose-red rhodonite with small, parallel veins of contrasting sulfides/oxides. Small angled fractures have dispersed the sulfides/oxides into interesting muted patterns in the rhodonite. Older, classic material from the Robert Fender Collection. Unusually rich and well colored.
4.7 x 2.9 x 1.8 cm. A colorful and beautiful specimen of Rhodonite from the famous find at the San Martin Mine a few years ago. This specimen hosts a few aggregates comprising, sharp, lustrous, gemmy, vibrant pink color, bladed crystals of Rhodonite associated with minor rhombohedra of Calcite and modified Pyrite crystals on matrix. These Rhodonites are amongst the finest crystallized examples of the species in the world.
Really good, unusually sharp, translucent crystals of classic Franklin rhodonite, embedded in contrasting matrix. This is a great thumbnail example - most specimens are big and clunky in comparison and good thumbs are especially hard to obtain. Beyond that, though, these crystals are very fine. 2.5 x 2 x 1.3 cm
7.4 x 6.0 x 4.8 cm. A fine, extremely rich specimen of bright, pastel-pink rhodonite blades on contrasting white matrix from a small, 1998 find at the famous Chiurucu Prospect of Peru. The rhodonite blades have good lustre and are aesthetically arranged in a rosette pattern.
A superb and colorful specimen with unusually good aesthetics for this material - most from the find are rather more jumbly and as they grew in thick aggregates along the pocket wall many have peripheral contact damage that detracts. This one, with its roseate form, has great 3-dimensionality that enhances the color and the sharp bladed form of the crystals. This is from the a small pocket hit in 1991, which to this day remains the standard for quality from the locality despite subsequent finds in the late 1990s of much smaller, less robust, less well crystallized, and less colorful crystals. Many people consider these, along with the Australian rhodonites of gem quality and different form, to be the best in the world for the species. These great rhodonites came out ONCE in all the time mining has gone on for specimens in Peru, as a second find around 1998 paled in consequence. Few will be on the market now, as they can only come as collections are recycled. It is truly one of the most collectible and colorful of Peruvian minerals as mentioned in a recent column of CONNOSSIEUR'S CHOICE where this particular specimen was illustrated as well; but more than that is just a damned impressive rhodonite from ANY locale. 6 x 5.7 x 3.5 cm
An excellent, old-time specimen of large, lustrous, euhedral, red rhodonite crystals with galena and calcite from Franklin, New Jersey. This is very rare old material from one of the most famous mines in America. These crysatls arent the sharpest, but overall it is a rich and colorful specimen, of good impressive size 7.3 x 7.3 x 6.2 cm
VERY GEMMY and lustrous, deep cherry-red rhodonite crystals to 2.6 cm on massive galena matrix from the famous Broken Hill deposit of Australia. The large rhodonite crystal is especially fine. The bit of contacting on a couple of smaller rhodonite crystals is certainly not detracting from this showy piece. These came out in the 1960s and earlier and are hard to get today. 4.6 x 3.4 x 2.1 cm
A huge, solid, complete-all-around crystal of classic Franklin rhodonite! This is an excellent display specimen, far less "clunky" than such usually are and with a high desirability because of the nice lustre and color. 5.1 x 5.1 x 3 cm
A CLASSIC, old-time and UNCOMMON combination specimen from the famous Broken Hill Mine of Australia. Gemmy and glassy, blue apatite crystals and GEMMY to opaque red rhodonite crystals to 2.4 cm are nicely placed in the galena-rich matrix. The beautiful, gemmy, blue apatite crystal, on the front of the specimen, is 7 mm. Minor scattered damage, not that detracting at all, is certainly bearable on this fine old-timer. Ex Richard Hauck Collection. I have never seen another such combo for sale!!! 6.4 x 6.0 x 4.8 cm
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