Rhodochrosite

Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Park Co., Colorado
Thumbnail, 2.2 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
Start Time: 04/22/2011 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 04/28/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed

Item Description

A classic, glassy and translucent, cherry-red, rhodochrosite rhomb from the Sweet Home Mine. The blebs of sulfides and the bit of matrix are a nice accent. The deep red color on this rhomb is quite rich. Four of the six faces on this rhomb appear to be cleaved. Regardless, this is a highly representative thumbnail crystal with excellent color and luster from this renowned and closed locale,

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