Rosell Minerales

Very large group of rhodochrosite crystals, very bright, transparent and richly faceted. They show interpenetrated figures of the rhombohedron and the escalenohedron. The pink color is very uniform and intense. They are disposed forming aggregates or as isolated individuals, on a matrix with kutnohorite. A old piece belonging of the first specimens those arrived from these Peruvian mines.

Size: 6.0 x 5.2 x 3.7 cm.
Main crystal: 5 x 3 mm.
Found in ±1982.

Col. J.M. Manchion (Barcelona).

A huge size rhodochrosite crystal with an intense red color and well defined scalenohedral forms. Good color and transparence. On a solid rocky matrix with hyaline quartz and cubic fluorite crystals (fluorescent). A good specimen hard to find...

Size: 6.5 x 6.0 x 5.0 cm.
Main crystal: 16 x 8 mm.

Fluorescent under long wave UV

A huge size rhodochrosite crystal with an intense red-pink color and well defined scalenohedral forms. Good color and transparence. On a solid rocky matrix with quartz.

Size: 6.5 x 4.8 x 2.7 cm.
Main crystal: 13 x 10 mm.

Long wire silver crystal aprtially covered by greyish acanthite. It is very aerial disposed on a matrix with quartz, silver and some samll acanthite crystals. It has grown on a quartz crystal as a base. Very aesthetic.

Size: 4,8 x 2,0 x 1,7 cm.
Main crystal: 40 x 2 mm.
Found in 2002.