| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Colorado > Rhodochrosite on Quartz |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 52967 |
| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite on Quartz |
| Locality: | Silverton District, San Juan County, Colorado |
| Description: | Large translucent pink rhombohedral rhodochrosite crystals to 10 mm on white quartz crystals to 1 mm lining a shallow cavity in quartz-sulfide matrix. The bottom is sawn flat. For more info see: The San Juan Mountains of Colorado in Min. Rec. v.10 #6. Ex. Tim Swan collection at River Valley Mineral Museum (Rumford, Maine) #10 |
| Overall Size: | 9x5x3.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-10 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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