Rhodochrosite, Sweet Home Mine, CO

A very nice specimen of pink Rhodochrosite on a Quartz-Sulfide matrix from the renowned and now closed-forever Sweet Home Mine near Alma, Colorado.

Rhodochrosite is manganese carbonate, with a formula of MnCO3. The name is from the Greek words rhodon meaning “rose”, and  chros meaning “color”.

 

Measures 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches.

Rhodochrosite, Sweet Home Mine, CO
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  • Item #: SweetHome1-8-1
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