Rhodochrosite with Purple Apatite Kutnohorite but you can barely see

but you can barely see it with the naked eye

A great thumbnail specimen of this elusive material

This locality has produced some of the most exciting Aquamarine specimens in recent years

which is rare in my experience with this material

Rhodochrosite with Purple Apatite Kutnohorite but you can barely seeThe famous Wutong Mine in China is the source of some of the finest Rhodochrosite crystals ever found. Here we have a great association specimen from this now famous locality featuring excellent quality, very sharp, compressed rhombohedra of pinkish red Rhodochrosite which are associated with beautifully complementing purple tabular crystals of Fluorapatite plus minor Quartz on sulfide bearing matrix. You just don't see many Rhodochrosites with