Rhodochrosite, Calcite, Quartz and Pyrite (USA)
Rhodochrosite, Calcite, Quartz and Pyrite (USA)
Mineral: Rhodochrosite, Calcite, Quartz and Pyrite.
Origin: Sunnyside Mine group, American Tunnel Mine, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
Color: Light Pink, White and Gray
Treatment: None (Specimen attached to acrylic base.)
Specimen Approximate Dimensions: 12cm x 6cm x 5cm
Acrylic Base Dimensions: 12.5cm x 7cm
Weight with acrylic base: 363g
10% of this purchase will be donated to The Conservation Lands Foundation.
Rhodochrosite sometimes called "Rosa del Inca" occurs as a hydrothermal vein mineral along with other manganese minerals in low temperature ore deposits as in the silver mines of Romania where it was first found. Banded rhodochrosite is mined in Capillitas, Argentina.
Rhodochrosite is the State Stone of Colorado.
Color may vary in images and videos due to different lightings and angles.
