Rhodochrosite
stock #20.1-606
Idaho Springs, Clear Creek County
Colorado,
United States
1.4 x 1.2 x .8 CM (thumbnail)
price: $240
new year 2021
A single Rhodochrosite crystal which is a rather small thumbnail but is quite unusual, having a "melted" surface with etching and coming from an uncommon locality. This was collected in 1966 by Les Hitchings, he gives only Idaho Springs, Colorado as the locality, he collected three thumbnails there while on an extended trip, he was very proud of these pieces. The crystal is mostly transparent and gemmy, has good luster and a nice red color.
Rhodochrosite -rare Colorado locale
stock #17.1-868
Idaho Springs, Clear Creek County
Colorado,
United States
3 x 2.8 x 1.5 CM (small miniature/ large thumbnail (toenail))
price: $390
Spring update
A single rhomb crystal with fine deep red color from a 1960 find in Idaho Springs. Similar to the better know localities of Sweet Home (Alma) and American tunnel (Silverton this came from an unidentified mine (likely the Moose mine or any of several Central city sites). The collectors were the Hitchings (father and son team) on a family trip from Massachusetts to Colorado. They collected 7 specimens from a boulder in a dump, this being the largest rhomb. They were not sure of the mine name and recorded these only as Idaho Springs.
