A very unusual rhodochrosite, from a find made in the mid 1990"s. Botryoidal rhodochrosite is known from a few places, particularly a few long closed localities in Germany and Japan.  Where these differ most however, is in the depth of the red color.  More often than not, botryoidal rhodochrosite tends to be a very light pink. At Ushkatyn, it is nearly maroon.  Actually, I cannot think of another location that has quite this color of rhodochrosite, be it crystalline or botryoidal.

This is one of the larger specimens I obtained, and this material is not often available these days.