The Alma Rose was found at the Sweet Home Mine, Colorado during the 1992 mining operations by Sweet Home Rhodo, Inc. It is 45cm tall and is currently in the Rice North Western Museum of Rocks and Minerals. The specimen consists of red rhombs of
Rhodochrosite on
Quartz coated with
Siderite on some faces.
Photo of the "Alma Rose" - Jolyon Ralph photo
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Karl Volkman
24th Feb 2008 1:59am