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Rhodochrosite from Sweet Home Mine, Horseshoe Pocket, Raise #4, Tetrahedrite Extension Drift, Alma District, Park County, Colorado

 
Rhodochrosite from Sweet Home Mine, Horseshoe Pocket, Raise #4, Tetrahedrite Extension Drift, Alma District, Park County, Colorado

Rhodochrosite from Sweet Home Mine, Horseshoe Pocket, Raise #4, Tetrahedrite Extension Drift, Alma District, Park County, Colorado

Rhodochrosite from Sweet Home Mine, Horseshoe Pocket, Raise #4, Tetrahedrite Extension Drift, Alma District, Park County, Colorado

Rhodochrosite from Sweet Home Mine, Horseshoe Pocket, Raise #4, Tetrahedrite Extension Drift, Alma District, Park County, Colorado

Rhodochrosite from Sweet Home Mine, Horseshoe Pocket, Raise #4, Tetrahedrite Extension Drift, Alma District, Park County, Colorado

Rhodochrosite from Sweet Home Mine, Horseshoe Pocket, Raise #4, Tetrahedrite Extension Drift, Alma District, Park County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 76422
Mineral:Rhodochrosite
Locality:Sweet Home Mine, Horseshoe Pocket, Raise #4, Tetrahedrite Extension Drift, Alma District, Park County, Colorado
Description:Cluster of lustrous red-pink rhombohedral rhodochrosite crystals with quartz and sphalerite on the bottom where they were attached. The rhodochrosite crystals have slightly matte faces and a few rough, abraded edges, but the color is very good.
Overall Size:4x3.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:5-14 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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