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    Posted 9 years ago

    martika
    (149 items)

    I have those quite a few years, half of them were hidden in the corner of drawer and forgotten about. The mineral specimen on the second photo was bought in a charity shop, the pendant too - they are possibly from Argentina as the sphere. I read somewhere the banded form of this mineral comes from that country. The crystal cluster (ebay buy) on the third pic was mined in Peru, Morococha District.
    Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate mineral. In pure form (rare) it is typically rose-red colour, but impurities cause the shades of pink to pale brown.

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    Comments

    1. racer4four racer4four, 9 years ago
      That's great thanks Martika.
      It looks like the beautiful lump in your hand is not quite as glossy so maybe they just haven't polished my piece a lot.
    2. martika martika, 9 years ago
      Yes you are right, lumps aren't glossy, only the polished pieces and the crystals. Sorry for the confusion :)
    3. racer4four racer4four, 9 years ago
      It's a beautiful stone and comes in those lovely colours.
      Thanks for IDing my stone and introducing me to the world of rhodochrosite!
    4. martika martika, 9 years ago
      Thank you racer4four. I just sometimes talk or write before thinking, lol. I know it's not a good thing. Thank you, nutsabotas6 too for your kind comment and everybody for love and stopping by. I don't make jewellery ( I wish!!!), this is how I bought them.
    5. katherinescollections katherinescollections, 9 years ago
      What a beautiful stone, martika!!! :)
    6. martika martika, 9 years ago
      Thank you Katherine for your kind comment and to everybody for the loves! I'm not a big fan of pink colour, but this stone is one of my faves.
    7. Peasejean55 Peasejean55, 9 years ago
      Interesting, thanks for the information.
    8. CrystalPelous CrystalPelous, 9 years ago
      So beautiful!
    9. martika martika, 9 years ago
      Thank you Peasejean55 and CrystalPelous for your comments - appreciated!!!
    10. OneGoodFind OneGoodFind, 8 years ago
      Very very pretty. Just don't stick them back in a drawer. LOL
    11. martika martika, 8 years ago
      Thank you OGF. Sometimes I rediscover my own things - it's like finding them again!!!

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