Rhodochrosite from Sweet Home Mine, Colorado, USA - image 1
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Rhodochrosite from Sweet Home Mine, Colorado, USA

Hedgehog Pocket, Main Stope Drift, Sweet Home Mine, Alma Colorado

Product details

SpeciesRhodochrositeFluoriteQuartz
SizeCabinet
Dimensions11.6 x 6.8 x 4.4 cm
Added on11/10/2025
LocalityUSA, Colorado, Sweet Home Mine

Current owner

Synapse Collection
Synapse Collection
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Acquired
Feb 2006
13 for sale·7 sold

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deep pink to rich red manganese carbonate with vitreous crystals, diverse crystal habits, and renowned localities prized by collectors.
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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.