| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Montana > Rhodochrosite over Quartz |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 63542 |
| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite over Quartz |
| Locality: | Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana |
| Description: | Lustrous translucent pink rhombohedral rhodochrosite crystals to 18 mm over slender transparent quartz crystals to 10 mm. One corner of the largest rhodochrosite crystal has a concave contact where it intersected an adjacent crystal. Ex. Mort Metersky collection, originally acquired in 1994 |
| Overall Size: | 4x3.5x2 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-18 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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