Rhodochrosite on Quartz with Sphalerite purple The crystal sits atop a

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

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

Camp Bird or Idarado)

The piece displays a strong glowing red fluorescence under UV light

This material was analyzed and confirmed before it was polished

Rhodochrosite on Quartz with Sphalerite purple The crystal sits atop aThe 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