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Minerals from Colorado


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Mineral sizes are designated by the following standard abbreviations which indicate the largest  dimension: 
tn (thumbnail) = 1" (2.5 cm), min (miniture) = 2" (5 cm), scab (small cabinet) = 3" (7.5cm), cab (cabinet) = 4" (10cm), and museum = 5" or larger (13 cm +)
Amazonite Crystal Peak, Florissant, Teller County, Colorado USA

Sizes available:
scab, $ 60
cab, $ 100

Fine light green crystal clusters on matrix
     
Covellite
Little Annie Vein, Summitville, Rio Grande County, Colorado USA

Sizes available:
scab, $100
cab, $ 250

Fine blues, golds, on white matrix; a very attractive ore specimens; rare
     
Goethite    Crystal Creek,
Teller County, Colorado USA

smaller specimens are gemmy and almost pure goethite silver- colored crystal masses

tn, $ 20
min, $ 30
 
(disregard the brown colors in the photo; they are few and far between)
     
Goethite Crystal Creek,
Teller County, Colorado USA

this larger specimen is naturally attached to a quartz crystal

scab, $ 95



     
Gold Ore   

Sunnyside Gold Mine, Eureka, San Juan County, Colorado USA

 [ Specimens have more quartz and/or galena and/or shalerite and less pyrite / chalcopyrite containing gold ]

Sizes available:
tn, $ 5
min, $ 15
scab, $ 25 - 70
 cab, $40 - 100

Quartz, gold, pyrite, chalcopyrite, galena, and sphalerite in matrix

 
   
Gold Ore   Sunnyside Gold Mine, Eureka, San Juan County, Colorado USA
[ Specimens have more pyrite / chalcopyrite containing gold and less base metals ]

Sizes available:
tn, $ 20
min, $ 50
scab, $ 100
cab, $ 200 - 300

Quartz, gold, pyrite, chalcopyrite, galena, and sphalerite in matrix
 
     
Heubnerite Adams Mine, Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado, USA

Sizes available: 
tn, $ 30
min, $ 60 - 125
scab, $ 175

Massive brown-gold-black glistening metallic crystals on matrix
     
Pyrite
and
Sphalerite
Eagle Mine,
Gilman,
Eagle County
Colorado, USA

Sizes available:

tn, $ 15
min, $ 25
 
specimen shown:
min: 3.7 cm x 4.5 cm, $ 25

Please inquire if larger specimens are available
     
Pyrite
and
Sphalerite
Another smaller specimen from the Eagle Mine containing more sphalerite

specimen shown:
tn: 3 cm x 3.5 cm, 
$ 15
     

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