Rhodochrosite on Quartz with Sphalerite purple and it shows a wide

and it shows a wide range of colors starting with a very thin yellowish-green zone on the basal terminated

The crystal sits atop a matrix of massive white Calcite as is typical for this locality

and the piece is not only eye-catching

Specimen # BOL711B219

Rhodochrosite on Quartz with Sphalerite purple and it shows a wideThe Champion Mine is well known to Colorado collectors, but specimens are seldom available on the market. This piece features several sharp, well formed, lustrous, translucent, vivid pink color, compressed rhombohedra of Rhodochrosite forming semi "rosette" shaped groups sitting on contrasting white Quartz and black Sphalerite matrix with small bits of Pyrite sprinkled here and there. This is a showy display specimen from this hard to find locality in