Rhodochrosite with Pyrite Vein Travona Mine 1

Description

Rhodochrosite with Pyrite band end cut slab from The Travona Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana from the 1940’s and the 1950’s. These were in a box labeled Travona Mine, Butte, Montana from the S.R. Steinhauser Collection.

This specimen weighs 37.1 oz or 2.32 lbs. (1.054kg)
And Measures* 5.9 x 5.3 x 1.1 inches (15.1 x 13.4 x 2.8 cm)

*measurements taken at the widest points