Rhodochrosite Cluster with Fluorescent Calcite from Trepça Mines, Kosovo axinite crystal Kosovo declared its independence from

Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia in 2008

This piece is VERY hard to photograph to show the brilliant sparking of the piece because the iPhone corrects the pic to take the sparkles out

Size: 85 x 76 x 50 mm

cabochon wrapped in copper wire that has been oxidized and polished

Rhodochrosite Cluster with Fluorescent Calcite from Trepça Mines, Kosovo axinite crystal Kosovo declared its independence fromBeautiful 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