Rhodochrosite

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An unusual locality piece, of robust, steeply terminated rhodochrosite crystals together in a solid cluster that is complete all around. This is from a very old mine, one assumes - and it is not listed on Mindat. The old label though, clearly seems to be certain on a mine. There were MANY mines in this famous old district, and it is quite possible that this one simply has not previously been reported for major rhodochrosites, likely found in the early 1900s and certainly not in recent years. From the Dennis Mullane collection, built in the 1950s-1970s primarily. Joe Budd Photos.