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Rhodochrosite
(and 2 Rhodonites)
Uchucchacua has been producing rhodochrosite since the early 1980's, and has become famous for the variation and quality of specimens recovered. Over the past few years, however these rhodochrosites have become more difficult to obtain. The specimens on this page were purchased from the limited stock of one dealer in Tucson, and the remainder were shipped directly from Peru.
***Please note that the color of the rhodochrosite tends to be more reddish than the pictures show--for some reason my camera has a difficult time with these, and many appear to be magenta rather than the more accurate pinkish-red that these Uchucchacua specimens generally have.
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RESERVED UCR00 Rhodochrosite Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Dept., Peru. 9.5x 3.8x 5.0 cm
$2000 Simply put, one of the finest Uchucchacua rhodos that I have seen for sale in recent years. This cabinet specimen is particularly bright--even by the standard of other Uchucchacua rhodos, and has a display surface covered with small pink scalenohedrons, as well as a cluster of larger crystals. While it is getting very difficult to find good rhodos from this mine, specimens such as this one were always rare. The color on this one is accurate for normal lighting conditions.
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UCRC1 Rhodochrosite Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Dept., Peru. 7.5x 5.6x 2.5 cm
$785 A cabinet rhodochrosite, with rhodochrosite scalenohedrons. No damage whatsoever.
The color is closer to red than pink in person.
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UCRC3 Rhodochrosite Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Dept., Peru. 8.2x 7.3x 3.6 cm
$950 A cabinet specimen boasting several sharp, deeply colored rhodochrosite scalenohedrons to 1.9 cm in length. Along with the rhodos are many small, colorless fluorites lying flat against a matrix coated with contrasting manganese oxides. These started coming out of Peru in the 80's, but over the past couple years fewer and fewer have been found. This was among the best in the possession of one of the Peruvian dealers at this year's Tucson show.
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UCRC4 Rhodochrosite Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Dept., Peru. 5.4x 4.4x 2.5 cm $750 A cabinet specimen hosting numerous, rhodochrosite scalenohedrons to 1.7 cm in length. The color is a deep pinkish-red, and the crystals are set against a nicely contrasting matrix of manganese oxides. A couple of the crystals show slight weathering, but there is no damage. These started coming out of Peru in the 80's, but over the past couple years fewer and fewer have been found. This was among the best in the possession of one of the Peruvian dealers at this year's Tucson show.
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UCRC5 Rhodochrosite Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Dept., Peru. 5.0x 3.0x 3.2 cm
$285 A miniature specimen of deep red rhodochrosite scalenohedrons, on matrix.
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UCRC6 Rhodochrosite Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Dept., Peru. 5.1x 2.8x 4.1 cm
$325 A miniature specimen of pinkish-red rhodochrosite scalenohedrons, on matrix with quartz. |
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UCRC7 Rhodochrosite Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Dept., Peru. 4.2x 3.8x 1.5 cm
$345 A very beautiful and unusual specimen for Uchucchacua, , with numerous compound rhombohedral crystals perched on a quartz matrix. This piece can only be displayed from one side- there are no crystals on the reverse.
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UCRC8 Rhodochrosite Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Dept., Peru. 3.9x 2.2x 2.8 cm
$345 A very large rhodochrosite crystal, that while seemingly incomplete, does not appear to be damaged. The top has just weathered away, or never formed, leaving a large chunk of VERY bright rhodochrosite that shows good faces, and could be cut or polished in some way or another to yield a spectacular gem stone.
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UCRC9 Rhodochrosite Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Dept., Peru. 6.2x 3.9x 3.0 cm $285 Numerous pinkish rhodochrosite scalenohedrons to sprinkled all over a matrix covered by manganese oxides. Not quite as bright as the pictures show. These started coming out of Peru in the 80's, but over the past couple years fewer and fewer have been found. This was among the best in the possession of one of the Peruvian dealers at this year's Tucson show.
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UCRC10 Rhodochrosite Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Dept., Peru. 7.7x 6.4x 4.4 cm
$385 A cabinet specimen hosting a vug of gemmy, deep red rhodochrosite scalenohedrons. The specimen stands perfectly for display.
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UCRC11 Rhodochrosite Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Dept., Peru. 3.5x 2.4x 1.9 cm $165 A miniature specimen hosting a cluster of deep red, rhodochrosite scalenohedrons set against a nicely contrasting matrix of manganese oxides. These started coming out of Peru in the 80's, but over the past couple years fewer and fewer have been found. This was among the best in the possession of one of the Peruvian dealers at this year's Tucson show.
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UCRC12 Rhodochrosite Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Dept., Peru. 4.0x 3.8x 4.0 cm
$385 A miniature specimen hosting numerous pink rhodos to 1.4 cm. A little less pink than the pictures show.
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UCRC13 Rhodochrosite Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Dept., Peru. 4.8x 3.7x 2.5 cm
$165 Here's something a bit different-- compound rhomohedrons of rhoodochrosite, on a matrix that does not have the usual manganese oxide coating.
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UCRC14 Rhodochrosite Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Dept., Peru. 4.4x 3.85 2.8 cm
$200 A miniature specimen hosting numerous pink rhodos.. A little less pink than the pictures show.
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UCRC15 Rhodochrosite Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Dept., Peru. 4.4x 3.5x 3.0 cm
$165 A miniature specimen hosting numerous pink rhodos to 1 cm. A little less pink than the pictures show.
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UCRC16 Rhodochrosite Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Dept., Peru. 4.5x 4.4x 3.7 cm
$135 A miniature specimen hosting a single pink 1.1 cm rhodo. A little less pink than the pictures show.
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UCRC17 Rhodochrosite Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Dept., Peru. 3.6x 2.9x 1.7 cm $78 Numerous pinkish rhodochrosite crystals sprinkled all over a matrix covered by manganese oxides. These started coming out of Peru in the 80's, but over the past couple years fewer and fewer have been found. This was among the best in the possession of one of the Peruvian dealers at this year's Tucson show.
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UCRC18 Rhodochrosite Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Dept., Peru. 3.6x 2.8x 1.9 cm $165 A "toenail" specimen with many rhomboidal rhodochrosite crystals on matrix. The color is a bit paler in person.
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UCRC19 Rhodochrosite Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Dept., Peru. 5.0x 2.6x 3.6 cm $115 Numerous light pink rhodochrosite rhombs in an opened vug, sprinkled over a matrix partialy covered by manganese oxides. The color is a bit paler in person. These started coming out of Peru in the 80's, but over the past couple years fewer and fewer have been found. This was among the best in the possession of one of the Peruvian dealers at this year's Tucson show.
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UCRC20 Rhodochrosite Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Dept., Peru. 5.5x 3.1x 2.3 cm
$100 Numerous light pink rhodochrosite rhombs in an opened vug, sprinkled over a matrix partialy covered by manganese oxides. The color is a paler in person, not the deep pink in the photogrphas.
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UCRC21 Rhodochrosite Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Dept., Peru. 5.0x 3.5x 1.9 cm
$50 Numerous light pink rhodochrosite scalenohedrons on matrix.
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URH1 Rhodonite San Martin Mine, Chiuruco, Huallanca, Anacash, Peru. 4.5x 3.4x 1.9 cm $175 A cluster of pink rhodonite crystals from the find made prior to last year's Tucson show. The prices on these things got very high very quickly, but I was able to get a couple good specimens that were more reasonable.
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URH2 Rhodonite San Martin Mine, Chiuruco, Huallanca, Anacash, Peru. 4.1x 2.7x 1.9 cm $175 A cluster of pink rhodonite crystals from the find made prior to last year's Tucson show. The prices on these things got very high very quickly, but I was able to get a couple good specimens that were more reasonable.
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