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39 Rhodochrosite Sweet Home Mine [Flourite Raise], Alma, Alma District, Park Co., Colorado, United States small-cabinet 6 x 2.9 x 1.3 cm Pat's Description: This amazing piece of rhodochrosite features masses of the famous Sweet Home deep cherry pink rhodochrosite rhombs accented with little bits of needle quartz, shimmering gold pyrite, tetrahedrite and a quarter inch metallic black galena crystal. The specimen is cut in the shape of a leaf. I don't know if that happened by accident during the mining process or if it was deliberate, but I can say, this is probably the only 'leaf' of rhodochrosite you'll ever see. Turn it over and surprise! There's a smattering of purple fluorite staining the back. I say staining because all that is left of the fluorite is its color; there are no crystals to speak of, but it still lends a gorgeous touch of color to the specimen. ----- Top Photos courtesy of / ©2004 Patricia B. Smith
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