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RHODOCHROSITE
photo of rhodochrosite and calcite on tetrahedrite and quartz
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Description:
Red, gem-quality, crystals of rhodochrosite, 2[MnCO3)] and yellowish crystals of calcite on a silvery matrix of tetrahedrite, 8[CuSbS3] and clear quartz.
Locality:
Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado
Photo donor:
Image is by courtesy of Stuart Wilensky
www.wilenskyminerals.com