Rhodochrosite Box
No reserve
Lot Closed
December 3, 07:48 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Rhodochrosite Box
Millepas, Argentina
5½ by 3¼ by 1½ inches (14 x 8.3 x 3.8 cm). 2 pounds (0.9 kg). Golden hinged top.
Fashioned from polished, stalactitic rhodochrosite, this mineral box displays bright pinks and reds.
Accented by streaks of white and ranging from alarming reds to subtle pinks, rhodochrosite is a relatively rare manganese carbonate mineral. Displaying crystal twinning and varying levels of transparency, rhodochrosite is highly celebrated, as evidenced by its status as Argentina's "national gemstone", and as the official state mineral of the U.S. state of Colorado.
Constructed in Italy.