Rhodochrosite on Quartz Cash Flow Pocket, Main Stope, Sweet Home Mine, Detroit City Claim Block, Mount Bross, Alma Mining D...

Rhodochrosite on Quartz Cash Flow Pocket, Main Stope, Sweet Home Mine, Detroit City Claim Block, Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA 16.8 x 10.0 x 6.8 cm (6.61 x 3.94 x 2.68 in) Speckled across a dense forest of white Quartz needles are well over a dozen sharp Rhodochrosite rhombohedrons that measure up to 1.0 centimeter in size. Each crystal is translucent to transparent with a lighter shade of pink and finished with a moderate, glassy sheen. Metallic grey associations of Tetrahedrite and brassy Pyrite flecks are scattered throughout the Quartz and are visible along the sides of the host rock. This piece comes from the Cash Flow Pocket, which is one of the earlier finds at the Sweet Home Mine discovered in July 1992. Impressively, the specimen is noted as being the first specimen from the Cash Flow Pocket, coming with an SH272 identification number on the underside of the matrix. From the collection of John Warn [CO25115a]. Ex. Jim Parrish collection. Ex. Al Rose collection. HID09710052018 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice