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Rhodochrosite on Quartz from Sunnyside Mine, Eureka District, San Juan County, Colorado

 
Rhodochrosite on Quartz from Sunnyside Mine, Eureka District, San Juan County, Colorado

Rhodochrosite on Quartz from Sunnyside Mine, Eureka District, San Juan County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 55077
Mineral:Rhodochrosite on Quartz
Locality:Sunnyside Mine, Eureka District, San Juan County, Colorado
Description:Translucent pink flattened rhombohedral rhodochrosite crystals to 2 mm on milky quartz matrix covered with sparkling quartz microcrystals with scattered pyrite microcrystals
Overall Size:28x17x15 mm
Crystals:micro to 2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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