| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Montana > Rhodochrosite over Quartz and Pyrite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 72979 |
| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite over Quartz and Pyrite |
| Locality: | Emma Mine, Butte District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana |
| Description: | Translucent pink rhombohedral rhodochrosite crystals in aggregates to 5 mm across mixed with colorless transparent quartz crystals to 2 mm and metallic pyrite microcrystals on gray sulfide-rich matrix. Ex. Martin Farber collection; originally acquired from Jasco Minerals pre-1985 |
| Overall Size: | 5.5x3x2.5 cm |
| Crystals: | micro to 2 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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