Rhodochrosite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)

Champion Mine, near the top of Cinnamon Pass, between Ouray & Lake City, Hinsdale County, Colorado
Thumbnail, 2.6 x 1.8 x 1.2 cm
Start Time: 10/21/2010 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/28/2010 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed

Item Description

The Champion mine is well known to Colorado collectors, but specimens are SELDOM available on the market, let alone beautiful thumbnails such as this one. If you're a Colorado collector or a Rhodochrosite collector, be sure not to miss out on this one. The piece features dozens of sharp, soft pink color, well-formed rhombohedra of Rhodochrosite on a beautifully contrasting metallic golden Pyrite matrix. The largest rhomb measures 3 mm, all of which aesthetically sit at the top of specimen. This is certainly a worthwhile specimen from this hard to find locality in southwestern Colorado!

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