Rhodochrosite with Stilbite(!) & Chalcopyrite

Rhodochrosite with Stilbite(!) & ChalcopyriteThe various ore bodies in southern Bulgaria have produced a lot of memorable sulfide and carbonate specimens, and even though the Rhodochrosite from this area is not world class, it IS the only locality that I know of where Rhodochrosite occurs with STILBITE! The combination of pink Rhodochrosite, cream colored Stilbite, and bright golden Chalcopyrite makes this a very attractive display piece. The fact that the Stilbites are sitting atop

This piece is filled with dozens of translucent

Specimen # BOL711B106

golden striated Pyrite pyritohedra

and certainly one of the most eye-catching

This piece was mined in 2005 and is one of the more interesting and unusual Petalites that I've had to offer from anywhere in Myanmar

not to mention the habit that is so incredibly eye-catching

but any world locality

and I was told that the locality was purchased by a Korean mining company

Specimen # BOL711B222

From the collection of Robert Batic of New Jersey

but the piece is still showy and good quality

produced over 5 million Troy ounces of Gold and Silver combined in nearly a century