| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Montana > Rhodochrosite with Quartz and Pyrite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 59850 |
| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite with Quartz and Pyrite |
| Locality: | Emma Mine, Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana |
| Description: | Translucent rhombohedral tan-to-pink rhodochrosite crystals to 20 mm with small yellow-metallic pyrite crystals to 0.5 mm and colorless quartz crystals to 5 mm. The surfaces of the rhodochrosite are composed of smaller parallel crystal faces. Ex. A. Stevenson (1916-2007) collection #1947; originally acquired from Plummers (San Diego, Ca.) |
| Overall Size: | 4.5x4x2 cm |
| Crystals: | 0.2-20.0 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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