Rhodochrosite (classic Colorado)

Item Description

Rose-red, gemmy and lustrous rhodochrosite rhombs with lightly frosted faces richly and attractively cover the mixed sulfide and quartz matrix on this colorful and showy small cabinet from the famed Sweet Home Mine. The three aesthetically clustered rhombs in the middle, to 1.5 cm on the diagonal, are pristine. Most of the other rhombs on the piece are bruised or cleaved, but this remains a rich, colorful and highly representative example of the species and renowned locale. A label on the bottom of the piece from the early to mid-1990s has a $1000 price.