Rhodochrosite
Origin: Uchucchacua mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru
Sample size: 3 x 2.5 x 4 cm
Origin: American Tunnel mine, Silverton mining district, Silverton, San Juan
County, Colorado, U.S.A.
Sample size: 2.5 x 2.8 x 5 cm
Origin: Sweet Home mine, Alma, Colorado, U.S.A.
Sample size: 4.5 x 1.7 x 5.5 cm
Origin: Hedgehog Pocket, Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Park Co., Colorado, Southwest
U.S.A.
Sample size: 5.4 x 2.8 x 2.2 cm
This specimen has abundant rhombic crystals of pink rhodochrosite to 1.5 cm
across. Also found are black, rather amorphous crystals of what appears to be
bornite.
Origin: Speculator Mine, Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana, Northwest U.S.A.
Sample size: 12.5 x 9.5 x 6.4 cm
This specimen of
quartz
has heavy coverage of richly coloured and fairly gemmy crystals of
rhodochrosite to 1.5 cm across. Several of the
quartz
crystals are host to hanging rhodochrosite crystals and a solitary , 1.5 cm
crystal of
hubnerite.
Origin: Sweet Home Mine, Hedgehog Pocket, Alma, Park Co., Colorado, Southwest
U.S.A.
Sample size: 8.5 x 7 x 5.8 cm
John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co
Origin: Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
Sample size: 5.7 x 4.4 x 2.3 cm
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