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This is the best specimen of the Colorado State Mineral ever found and one of the most spectacular miner specimens ever collected. It was found in Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado in 1992 and was donated to the Museum by the Adolph Coors Foundation. The 6-inch red crystal formed on the wall of a narrow cavity with crystals of quartz, sphalerite, fluorite, calcite, and chalcopyrite. The Alma King is on display in the Coors Gem & Mineral Hall. The curator of this unique specimen is Paul Morgan, Department Chair of Earth Sciences & Curator of Geology.
Department of Earth Sciences