Colorado Rhodochrosite
Posted on November 12, 2012, 3:40PM.
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Colorado officially named rhodochrosite as its state mineral in 2002 because even though the mineral is found worldwide, large red crystals are found only in a few places on earth, and specimens have been found in the Sweet Home Mine near Alma, Colorado. The Incas believed that rhodochrosite is the blood of their former rulers, turned to stone, therefore it is sometimes called "Rosa del Inca" or "Inca Rose".
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Tags: Collections, Julian Montague, Minerals, States, State of America, Classic Posters
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