I'm going to refer to it as Liddicoatite
The modified termination along with the high luster and saturated golden hue all come together to create a stellar thumbnail specimen of a species that most people are familiar with but rarely have a good representation in their collections
Dozens of soft pink colored “rosettes” comprising compressed rhombohedra or “discs” of Rhodochrosite are intergrown with beautiful white Quartz crystals and gently sprinkled atop contrasting black Sphalerite matrix to make this small cabinet display specimen a great representation of the material from this famous locality
quality and near non-existence on the market
who purchased the specimen in Mogok nearly 20 years ago
Dolomite with Quartz
(Fe and Mn bearing) (near Kutnohorite) Hyalite I'm going to refer toThis piece was collected in 1974 by my grandfather, Dave Bergman, and was part of my fathers collection for over 20 years and then came to me. The piece features vitreous, tightly intergrown rhombs of soft orange pink iron and manganese bearing Dolomite (approaching Kutnohorite chemically) which are associated with a few sharp, lustrous, gemmy colorless Quartz crystals on matrix. Ive never seen a Dolomite quite like this from the Camp Bird Mine, and