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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 44151 |
| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite on Quartz |
| Locality: | Sweet Home Mine, Buckskin Gulch, Alma District, Park County, Colorado |
| Description: | Transparent-to-translucent bright pink rhombohedral rhodochrosite crystals intergrown with small milky quartz crystals. This specimen was restored by Collectors Edge after it was extracted in two pieces. The restoration is visible on the rear. |
| Overall Size: | 8x7x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-16 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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