| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Colorado > Rhodochrosite and Quartz |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 14839 |
| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite and Quartz |
| Locality: | near Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado |
| Description: | Geode sliced in half and polished to show bright pink rhodochrosite core and a 1 cm cavity lined with colorless quartz crystals up to 4 mm long. Rare. |
| Overall Size: | 6x4.5x4 cm |
| Crystals: | 3-4 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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