Rhodochrosite
specimen number:
2062674
location:
Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
description: Santa Eulalia is a historic mining town located just east of Chihuahua City in Mexico. Founded during the Spanish colonial era in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, the settlement grew around one of the richest silver, lead, and zinc deposit districts in North America. The tremendous wealth generated by its mines helped finance the construction of the grand Chihuahua Cathedral and drove the early economic development of the region. Today, it remains renowned among historians and mineral collectors alike for its deep underground workings and rich heritage.
A loose deep red terminated crystal of rhodochrosite. Micro crystals of hisingerite are scattered across the faces of the crystal. In good condition.
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