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Rhodochrosite from Sweet Home Mine, Colorado, USA

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Pinkish red rhodochrosite rhombohedrons perched on fine, intact quartz needles, interspersed with purple fluorite crystals of modified cubic habit.

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SpeciesRhodochrosite
Added on11/10/2024
LocalityUSA, Colorado, Sweet Home Mine
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MIM Museum

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Rhodochrosite
Mineral guide
Learn about Rhodochrosite
deep pink to rich red manganese carbonate with vitreous crystals, diverse crystal habits, and renowned localities prized by collectors.
Rhodochrosite
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Rhodochrosite from Sweet Home Mine
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Locality guide
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.