AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Colorado > Rhodochrosite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 76422 |
Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
Locality: | Sweet Home Mine, Horseshoe Pocket, Raise #4, Tetrahedrite Extension Drift, Alma District, Park County, Colorado |
Description: | Cluster of lustrous red-pink rhombohedral rhodochrosite crystals with quartz and sphalerite on the bottom where they were attached. The rhodochrosite crystals have slightly matte faces and a few rough, abraded edges, but the color is very good. |
Overall Size: | 4x3.5x2.5 cm |
Crystals: | 5-14 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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