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MD-266158
Pyrolusite
Las Cruces, Dona Ana Co., New Mexico, USA
Small Cabinet, 9.2 x 4.6 x 2.1 cm
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Pyrolusite (manganese oxide) is not typically seen in specimens that are actually aesthetic; but this 2008 find in New Mexico was an exception. Here, you see it having formed tightly packed "books" of crystals that together create this shimmering, silvery-grey specimen.