RHODOCHROSITE. Good Luck Pocket, Sweet Home Mine (Home Sweet Home Mine), Mount Bross, Alma District, Park Co., Colorado, U... (Total: 2 Items)

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RHODOCHROSITE
Good Luck Pocket, Sweet Home Mine (Home Sweet Home Mine), Mount Bross, Alma District, Park Co., Colorado, USA

The story of the Sweet Home Mine and the lovely Rhodochrosites that have come from there need no recounting here. Suffice it to say that the mining operations there were wildly successful in terms of the number of stunning specimens similar to this one. The mining and recovery operations have been over for some years now, and the availability of specimens is limited to the occasional specimen liberated from a collection. The Hoppel specimen seen here consists of several simple rhombs of deep strawberry red color, emerging from a dark Tetrahedrite and Pyrite matrix. Condition of the piece is excellent with some signs of contact with neighboring crystals prior to extraction in March of 1995. This fine specimen bears a Collector's Edge accession number "1477" on the bottom of the piece and comes with a custom acrylic base.
Overall Measurements: 3.11 x 2.68 x 2.31 inches (7.91 x 6.81 x 5.87 cm)
Offered at no reserve.

Provenance: Iteco, ex. Sandor Fuss Collection, ex. Collector's Edge [Hoppel #R0005]

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