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
Good stuff!
Very nice discovery!
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