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NV3-A8UBaryte BaSO₄

Book Cliffs area, Grand Junction, Mesa Co., Colorado, USA

Gem Baryte Crystals on matrix.

Specimen 6.5cm x 4cm

Collected By Baldimar Gonzales

Book Cliffs, Mesa County Colorado USA

CPR-DHMBaryte BaSO₄

Book Cliffs area, Grand Junction, Mesa Co., Colorado, USA

An excellent example of Baryte from the Book Cliffs Area of Mesa County Colorado.


Gem Crystal on Baryte

Field of View 4mm

15x. Mag.


Book Cliffs Mesa County Colorado USA

480-A7PSiderite (Var: Manganese-bearing Siderite) (Fe,Mn)CO₃ , Baryte BaSO₄ , Quartz SiO₂

Sherman Mine, Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake Co., Colorado, USA

Manganoan Siderite with Bartye and Quartz.

Sherman Tunnel
Leadville
Lake County Colorado

10cm x 6cm

DVX-MXGSmithsonite ZnCO₃

Sherman Mine, Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake Co., Colorado, USA

Clear to Colorless Smithsonite on Quartz Matrix field of view 4mm 15x

Sherman Tunnel
Leadville
Lake County Colorado

GX5-K0RBaryte BaSO₄ , Quartz SiO₂

Sherman Mine, Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake Co., Colorado, USA

A vug occupied by Barite on Quartz.

Sherman Tunnel

Leadville Dist. Lake Co. Colorado

Field of View- 3cm

RK3-WPJQuartz SiO₂ , Pyrite FeS₂ , Sphalerite ZnS

Black Cloud Mine, Iowa Gulch, Leadville, Lake Co., Colorado, USA

Quartz crystals on Sphalerite with Pyrite.

Black Cloud Mine

Leadville Dist. Lake Co. Colorado

5cm x 5cm

272-8EWZincrosasite (Zn,Cu)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂ , Quartz SiO₂

Sherman Mine, Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake Co., Colorado, USA

a small fan of Zincrosasite on Quartz.

Sherman Tunnel

Leadville Dist. Lake Co. Colorado

.25cm

AV0-L4NBaryte BaSO₄ , Quartz SiO₂

Sherman Mine, Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake Co., Colorado, USA

Sharp and gemmy Barite on Quartz from the Sherman Tunnel.

This specimen is host to numerous Barite crystals.

Avg. Barite Length- .70cm

Leadville Dist. Lake Co. Colorado USA

UTP-P88Silver Ag , Quartz SiO₂

Iowa Gulch, Long and Derry Hill, Lake Co., Colorado, USA

A nice "Nest of Silver Wire" on Quartz

Long & Derry Hill

Upper Iowa Gulch, Leadville Dist., Lake Co. Colorado

Length- 3cm

4FN-1YLSilver Ag , Quartz SiO₂

Iowa Gulch, Long and Derry Hill, Lake Co., Colorado, USA

A curled wire of Silver on Quartz.

Long & Derry Hill, Upper Iowa Gulch, Leadville Dist., Lake Co. Colorado

Length- 2.5cm

Waterfall On Weston Pass

Weston Pass District, Lake Co., Colorado, USA

Spring Run Off in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. A beautiful mountain waterfall on Weston Pass, Lake Co. Colorado. June 2010.

Mt. Sherman

Sherman Mine, Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake Co., Colorado, USA

A view of Mt.Sherman, home to multiple mines and world reknowned Barite as well as being a quality Silver producer. Mt. Sherman is one of Colorado's numerous 14er's.

*Note the mine dumps located at Right Center. These mines have been inactive for nearly 30years.

.June 2010.

Tram Stations

Sherman Mine, Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake Co., Colorado, USA

Looking down from Mt.Sherman to the West. These were 2 Tram Stations used to raise and lowwer ore trams from the high and steep mountain side to the mills below. June 2010.

Head Frame at the Top Of Weston Pass

Weston Pass District, Lake Co., Colorado, USA

A Head Frame located at the top of Weston Pass. The shaft is collapsed and a large fire has burnt most all the wooden structure. June 2010.

Head Frame On Long & Derry Hill

Iowa Gulch, Long and Derry Hill, Lake Co., Colorado, USA

A large Head Frame on Long & Derry Hill in the Upper Iowa Gulch, Leadville Dist. Lake Co. Colorado. June 2010.

WW4-H1HMalachite Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂ , Quartz SiO₂ , Calcite CaCO₃

Sherman Mine, Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake Co., Colorado, USA

Vug occupied by Malachite.

Sherman Tunnel, Upper Iowa Gulch, Leadville Dist., Lake Co. Colorado

Field of View: 2 x 2cm

6J2-UQVGold Au , Quartz SiO₂

Iowa Gulch, Long and Derry Hill, Lake Co., Colorado, USA

Gold Wire on Quartz.

Length- 2cm

Long & Derry Hill,Leadville Dist., Lake Co. Colorado

1LQ-VTFAurichalcite (Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆

Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mapimí Municipality, Durango, Mexico

Aurichalcite


Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango Mexico


Field of View 3cm

A8P-7H7Aurichalcite (Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆ , Gypsum (Var: Selenite) CaSO₄·2H₂O

Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mapimí Municipality, Durango, Mexico

Aurichalcite with Selenite

Ojuela Mine, Mapimi Mine, Durango Mexico


Field of View- 4cm

Coral Fossil

Moffat Co., Colorado, USA

Coral Fossil Unknow Species


Moffat County Colorado


9cm x 5cm