MPQ48CD2: Druse of well-developed rhombohedral crystals of Rhodochrosite, with slight curvatures on the faces and edges, shiny, of a very intense and uniform pink color, and on matrix. Accompanied by Galena and white spheroidal coatings of Quartz microcrystals.
From a French collection, it is a splendid example from this classic American locality, both for the richness of crystals and the intensity of color.
Sunnyside Mine group (American Tunnel Mine), Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka District, San Juan County, Colorado USA
Specimen size: 11 × 10.8 × 5.4 cm = 4.33” × 4.25” × 2.13”
Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.4 cm = 0.24” × 0.16”
Former collection of M. Gabriel
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