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RHO2281                                                               Price:  $86

RHODOCHROSITE on DRUSY QUARTZ
Sunnyside Mine (American Tunnel; Gladstone Portal)
Silverton Mining District
San Juan County, Colorado, USA

Miniature (5.3 x 4.7 x 2.9 cm)

This is a nice, bright specimen of rhodochrosite from Colorado’s number two locality for this mineral. Light pink rhombohedral crystals averaging 0.5 cm across are scattered upon a sugary white quartz druse. The base has been sawn. Additional information regarding this occurrence can be found in Rocks & Minerals, Volume 63, Number 5 (1988), pages 366-384; also Volume 71, Number 3 (1996), pages 165-166, and Volume 75, Number 5 (2000), pages 306-307.

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All Measurements are in centimeters; 1 inch equals approximately 2.5 centimeters.

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