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At it's best, this lustrous rose-red gemstone is more commonly known as an opaque stone with banding and floral patterns similar to malachite. However, this gem is also found as facetable crystal rough. |
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Facetable rhodocrosite was first discovered in 1961 at the Hotazel Mine in South Africa. This gem is primarily a collector's stone. |
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Measures 3.5 to 4 on Mohs scale with a definite cleavage in three directions. |
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Hand clean. Heat sensitive. Not recommended as a ring stone. |
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Colorado, South Africa, Argentina, Peru |
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