EARTH SCIENCE
Platte Canyon High
School
Bailey, Colorado
RHODOCHROSITE
SWEET HOME MINE
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EARTH SCIENCE |
Platte Canyon High
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RHODOCHROSITE |
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 Suiting up |
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 Outside Orientation |
 Heading In |
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 Always good to know the way out |
 Preparing to Blast |
The Sweet Home Mine, originally a silver mine opened in 1873, became famous for its rhodochrosite crystals in the mid- 1960's. The Alma King which measures 6.5 inches diagonally is the largest rhodochrosite crystal in the world. It was discovered in August of 1992. A small group of students, parents, and teachers from Platte Canyon got a great tour of the mine on June 12th, 2002. |
 Preparing to Blast |
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 Crystals - Rhodochrosite, Fluorite, Pyrite, and Quartz |
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