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MD53N0: Big lenticular crystal of Rhodochrosite of an excellent color and luster, with small crystals of Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite and white undefined crystals of Calcite. The definition of the Rhodochrosite is quite better than usual for the samples from this find. This specimen was photographed for the ‘what’s new at Tucson 2009’ section of the magazine ‘Mineralien Welt’ and appears on page 7 of number 3/2009 and also in the ‘Mineral Up’ magazine, on page 28, number 2009/2.
Wutong Mine, Liubao, Cangwu, Wuzhou Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region China (2007)
Specimen size: 5.2 × 4.6 × 2.1 cm = 2.05” × 1.81” × 0.83”
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