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Pyrite from Sweet Home Mine, Colorado, USA

From the “01-04 Pocket” this is a rather light colored rhodochrosite rhomb for the Sweet Home on a bed of needle quartz with a group of sparkling pyrite crystals. The rhodochrosite is actually pierced by several of the quartz crystals.

Product details

SpeciesPyriteRhodochrositeQuartz
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions7.0 x 5.0 x 2.5 cm
Added on05/14/2026
LocalityUSA, Colorado, Sweet Home Mine
Current owner
DB
Dave Bunk Minerals
Member since 2026

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brilliant metallic luster, perfect cubes, and golden color; collectors prize affordable pieces to top specimens, with Navajún and Huanzala localities.
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Sweet Home Mine
A collector's guide to Sweet Home Mine, USA: its geology, mining history and notable minerals, illustrated with the 784 specimens documented from this locality on EarthWonders.