Rhodochrosite Sphere - Peru #3 Location_Greenland Grand Junction

Grand Junction

and looks incredible under UV

often with some smoky quartz present

which means it can transform into Calcite under the right environmental conditions

Rhodochrosite Sphere - Peru #3 Location_Greenland Grand JunctionBeautiful soft pink Rhodochrosite sphere from Peru, with crystalline pockets and tiny sprays of Kutnohorite! Stand not included, available for purchase here. Rhodochrosite is a very attractive pink red colour, with collectible specimens being rare, and large crystals of the mineral even more so. Rhodochrosite is the national gemstone of Argentina, and it is also the state gemstone of Colorado. The ancient Inca civilisation called it the Inca Rose and