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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 46701 |
| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
| Locality: | Sweet Home Mine, Buckskin Gulch, Alma District, Park County, Colorado |
| Description: | Transparent red-pink rhombohedral rhodochrosite crystals to 15 mm overgrown on slender colorless quartz crystals to 8 mm long. The bottom is sawn flat to remove excess without damage. One crystal intersected another crystal and has an incomplete corner. Ex. Robert C. Lambert (1919-2008) #545; acquired in 1998 from Krystalle |
| Overall Size: | 6x3x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 3-15 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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