Rhodochrosite with Fluorite
specimen number:
1603853
location:
Sweet Home mine, Park Co., Colorado, USA
description:
Attractive lustrous red gemmy rhombohedral crystals of rhodochrosite measuring to 1.0 cm in size across the top of this matrix with tetrahedrite and minor fluorite. Some cleaving is present as seen, this mainly around the edges of the piece. Still very nice.
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