Mineral: Rhodochrosite
Locality: Grizzly Bear Mine, Bear Creek Canyon, Ouray, Ouray District, San Juan Mountains, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
Dimensions: 2.1 x 4.1 x 5.8 cm
Description: Pale pink rosettes of rhodochrosite resting on a floater plate of greenish-tinged quartz pseudomorphing anhydrite. These pseudos were uncommon and collected in the 1970s.
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