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Colorado Prospector - Gem and mineral prospecting and mining forums _ Off Topic _ Detroit City Mine - New Rhodo Mine Above the Sweet Home Mine

Posted by: Gene Kooper Jan 10 2018, 02:24 PM

For fellow lovers of the state mineral rhodochrosite, here is a news article published on the Collector's Edge web site.

https://collectorsedge.com/blogs/detroit-city-mine-updates/detroit-city-another-chapter-in-the-story-of-sweet-home-rhodochrosite

Please note from the article that the mine is off limits to unauthorized visitors, esp. during the mine's development stage. The article includes some history and photos of the Sweet Home. For a more complete history including maps of the Sweet Home Mine workings, the Collector's Edge web site has the following article. It includes a beautiful map of the rhodochrosite pockets found in the Main Stope.

https://collectorsedge.com/pages/sweet-home-mine-park-county-colorado-usa

and

https://collectorsedge.com/pages/sweet-home-mine-alma-park-county-colorado-2

Posted by: Crusty Jan 10 2018, 03:41 PM

Good stuff!

Posted by: ASTROBLEME Jan 10 2018, 07:46 PM

Very nice discovery! thumbsupsmileyanim.gif

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