Rhodochrosite Cluster with Fluorescent Calcite from Trepça Mines, Kosovo axinite crystal the oldest continuously operated mine

the oldest continuously operated mine on the planet

Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia in 2008

highly lustrous red-brown heulandite fan capped with numerous

Our supplier obtains the pieces directly from the operating mines

Size: 80 x 56 x 42 mm

Rhodochrosite Cluster with Fluorescent Calcite from Trepça Mines, Kosovo axinite crystal the oldest continuously operated mineBeautiful 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