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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 43564 |
| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite and Quartz |
| Locality: | Sunnyside Mine, Eureka District, San Juan County, Colorado |
| Description: | Translucent rhombohedral orange-pink rhodochrosite crystals to 8 mm across with sprays of milky quartz crystals to 10 mm long on sulfide (pyrite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite) and quartz matrix. The smaller rhodochrosite crystals are tan-colored. |
| Overall Size: | 10x8x4 cm |
| Crystals: | 0.5-10.0 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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