AN EPIC N’CHWANING ACQUISITION WITH SERIOUS PEDIGREE

AN EPIC N’CHWANING ACQUISITION WITH SERIOUS PEDIGREE.

This one hits on every level.

Absolutely thrilled to add this spectacular Rhodochrosite from the legendary N’Chwaning Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa to the collection.

The color is just outrageous — intense, fiery cherry-red to orange-red saturation with incredible luster, texture and crystal architecture. In person, this thing absolutely GLOWS.

But what takes this specimen to another level is the provenance.

Rhodochrosite N’Chwaning Mine, KMF, Northern Cape, South Africa Ex. Martin Zinn Collection Ex. W. S. Logan Rhodochrosite Collection Collection specimen X48-4 Acquired from Andreas Empl @mineralandy

For me, acquiring a great mineral isn’t only about color or aesthetics. When a specimen has traveled through important collections and its history is still preserved with the original label and collection number, you’re acquiring a piece of mineralogical history along with the crystal.

This is EXACTLY what the hunt is about. Finding those special pieces with beauty, history, pedigree and presence that make you stop immediately and say… THAT ONE.

An absolute N’CHWANING RHODOCHROSITE BANGER and one I’m incredibly excited to have in the collection.

The hunt continues…