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MD-238836
Pyrite, Rhodochrosite
Oppu mine, Nishimeya-mura, Naka-Tsugaru-gun, Aomori Prefecture, Tohoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan
Cabinet, 10.2 x 8.5 x 4.2 cm
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A classic, old-time and fine cabinet specimen from the Oppu Mine of Japan. Sparkly, iridescent pyritohedrons are richly sprinkled on the starkly contrasting, bubbly, botryoidal, pastel-pink rhodochrosite-coated sculptural, tabular matrix. Rhodochrosite also coats the backside of the crust, but there are very few pyrites there. Excellent, large, combination material from this historic locality.