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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 65942 |
| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite with Quartz and Sphalerite |
| Locality: | Sweet Home Mine, Buckskin Gulch, Alma District, Park County, Colorado |
| Description: | Elongated cluster of transparent red-pink rhombohedral rhodochrosite crystals to 18 mm with partial overgrowth of slender transparent quartz crystals to 6 mm with a few 2-3 mm black sphalerite crystals. The bottom was sawn flat to remove excess matrix. |
| Overall Size: | 8.5x3.7x2.2 cm |
| Crystals: | 2-18 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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