AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Colorado > Rhodochrosite, Quartz, Pyrite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 19266 |
Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Quartz, Pyrite |
Locality: | Sweet Home Mine, Buckskin Gulch, Alma District, Park County, Colorado |
Description: | Rich specimen with bright pink rhodochrosite crystals up to 10 mm with colorless quartz crystals up to 12 mm and pyrite and tetrahedrite crystals up to 5 mm. The quartz crystals are the first layer on the matrix with all other minerals grown on top. |
Overall Size: | 4.5x3.5x2.5 cm |
Crystals: | 2-12 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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