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Rhodocrosite matched cab earring pair, handmade, natural edge, VG polish.

$ 16.89

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Treatment: None (No Enhancement)
  • Made 2020: Rhodocrosite
  • Shape: Baroque
  • Condition: This will be the last price reduction before withdrawing them from eBay. They are 66% 0ff of the original retail price (aka-jobber price) , wholesale would be 1/2price. I cut this pair from a stalactite from Argentina, left the edges natural and polished to show their beauty.
  • Country of Origin: Argentina
  • Natural/Lab-Created: Natural
  • Cut Grade: Very Good
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Depth: 2.3-.6
  • Modified Item: Yes
  • Width: 10mm
  • Transparency: Translucent
  • Total Carat Weight (TCW): 9.2
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Modification Description: cut from single stalactite, sanded and polished.
  • Length: 15mm

    Description

    This matched pair of stalactite slices have their natural edges and both sides nicely polished.  The measurements are at widest points and vary to a small degree but should be easily set.  They are a soft stone and extreme care taken since they are so thin.  I have wire wrapped this size and thickness with no problems but did so very carefully.
    I believe the pair to be a grade AA with the nice rose-red color and translucency;  AAA is reserved for the very best,  AA for very good and A as good.
    Photo 2 is an enlargement of photo 1 as well as photo 4 is of 3.
    Sorry the photos are not as sharp as I like but if you have a "color wheel" (I have a Joel Wolframs 24 step color wheel) and this pair comes in at "magenta #17-6" as their true color.
    RHODOCROSITE:  a manganese carbonate (MnCo3 [the 3 is supposed to be tiny at the bottom]) with a beautiful rosy red color but can range from shades of light pink into pale brown.  It is fairly soft at 3.5-4 on the Mohs scale of hardness.  I first came into contact with it in Tucson, Az. in 1996 during their yearly gem and mineral shows through the Rhodo Company sales tent where they had barrels and tables full of stalactites and flowstone.  I wanted to buy a barrel full but was told they were all sold and had to pick from the tables.  A few stones and several dollars later I was hooked to return time and again and have not regretted it.