Sweet Home Mine
Encyclopedia
Sweet Home Mine is a mine near Alma, Colorado
, United States
. It was founded in 1873 as a silver mine. It is best known as the source of the famous rhodochrosite
crystals "Alma King", displayed at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science
, and "Alma Rose", displayed at the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals
in Oregon.
Specimens of Sweet Home Mine rhodochrosite are also displayed at the geology museum at the Colorado School of Mines
.
Alma, Colorado
The historic Town of Alma is a Statutory Town located in Park County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 179 at the U.S. Census 2000....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was founded in 1873 as a silver mine. It is best known as the source of the famous rhodochrosite
Rhodochrosite
Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate mineral with chemical composition MnCO3. In its pure form, it is typically a rose-red color, but impure specimens can be shades of pink to pale brown. The streak is white. Its Mohs hardness varies between 3.5 and 4. Its specific gravity is 3.5 to 3.7. It...
crystals "Alma King", displayed at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Denver Museum of Nature and Science
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is a municipal natural history and science museum in Denver, Colorado. It is a resource for informal science education in the Rocky Mountain region. A variety of exhibitions, programs, and activities help museum visitors learn about the natural history of...
, and "Alma Rose", displayed at the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals
Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals
The Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals is a non-profit museum in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. Located just north of the Sunset Highway on the northern edge of Hillsboro, the earth science museum is in the Portland metropolitan area...
in Oregon.
Specimens of Sweet Home Mine rhodochrosite are also displayed at the geology museum at the Colorado School of Mines
Colorado School of Mines
The Colorado School of Mines is a small public teaching and research university devoted to engineering and applied science, with special expertise in the development and stewardship of the Earth's natural resources. Located in Golden, Colorado, CSM was ranked 29th, in America among national...
.
External links
- A geochemical study of the Sweet Home Mine, Colorado Mineral Belt, USA: hydrothermal fluid evolution above a hypothesized granite cupola, from The Smithsonian/NASA Astrophysics Data System