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Rhodochrosite on Quartz from Sweet Home Mine, Buckskin Gulch, Alma District, Park County, Colorado

 
Rhodochrosite on Quartz from Sweet Home Mine, Buckskin Gulch, Alma District, Park County, Colorado

Rhodochrosite on Quartz from Sweet Home Mine, Buckskin Gulch, Alma District, Park County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 19315
Mineral:Rhodochrosite on Quartz
Locality:Sweet Home Mine, Buckskin Gulch, Alma District, Park County, Colorado
Description:Bright pink rhodochrosite crystals on elongated, colorless quartz crystals. Good specimen, with lots of rhodochrosite, from the famous mine that sets the standard for rhodochrosite.
Overall Size:7x4x3 cm
Crystals:3-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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