Rhodochrosite Cluster with Fluorescent Calcite from Trepça Mines, Kosovo tourmaline Size: 71 x 23 x

Size: 71 x 23 x 18 mm

The basalt cavity wall is lined with a thin green layer of celadonite (not exposed in all areas)

From Skardu District

Don’t let the outside of this one fool you

Rhodochrosite Cluster with Fluorescent Calcite from Trepça Mines, Kosovo tourmaline Size: 71 x 23 xBeautiful light pink rhodochrosite, and fluorescent calcite stalactite formation cluster. The calcite is fluorescent with 365nm long wave UV. Size: 120 x 47 x 25 mm. 154 grams. The history of the Trepa Mines traces back the Middle Ages. Modern operations began with the establishment of Trepca Mining and Metallurgical Complex in the 1920s. After World War II, the communist government nationalized all privately held companies in Yugoslavia, including