- MD-174538
- Pyrolusite
- Las Cruces, Dona Ana Co., New Mexico, USA
- Miniature, 4.3 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm
- SOLD
Pyrolusite (manganese oxide) is not typically seen in specimens that are actually aesthetic; but this find in New Mexico was an exception. Here, you see it having formed tightly stacked "books" of crystals that together create this shimmering, silvery-grey specimen.