Provenite

Bachelor Mine (Amethyst vein, Creede)

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37.8725° N, 106.9325° W · ± 1 km

Sphalerite from Colorado, United States, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

Sphalerite

On the same specimen

Same specimen Galena with Sphalerite

2 specimen photo(s) from this locality show sphalerite with galena together. The pairing comes from the photographer's file name and label, so the relationship between the two minerals is not specified.

Same specimen Quartz with Sphalerite

2 specimen photo(s) from this locality show sphalerite with quartz together. The pairing comes from the photographer's file name and label, so the relationship between the two minerals is not specified.

Sphalerite at Bachelor Mine (Amethyst vein, Creede)

Gemmy deep amber sphalerite crystal intergrown with sharp galena crystals from the Bachelor Mine, Creede.
Gemmy deep amber sphalerite crystal intergrown with sharp galena crystals from the Bachelor Mine, Creede.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Gemmy honey and green sphalerite crystals on pale purple amethyst from the Bachelor Mine, Creede.
Gemmy honey and green sphalerite crystals on pale purple amethyst from the Bachelor Mine, Creede.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Gemmy sphalerite with quartz and lustrous galena from the Bachelor Mine, Creede.
Gemmy sphalerite with quartz and lustrous galena from the Bachelor Mine, Creede.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
(Zn,Fe)S
Morphology
Gemmy crystals, sometimes intergrown with galena or on quartz
Color / luster
Honey, amber and green, gemmy and lustrous
Associated minerals
Galenaquartzamethystchalcopyritepyrite
Availability
Unknown

Sources: SRC-367 SRC-379

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Polymetallic sulfide-silver vein mine on the Amethyst vein of the Creede district.
Type
Hydrothermal
Region
Colorado
Country
United States

Coordinates converted from the degrees-minutes-seconds position on the Mindat locality page (SRC-367).

Sources: SRC-367

Sources

  1. SRC-367 · Database
    Bachelor Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USAMindat.org · Mindat.org
  2. SRC-379 · Website
    Wikimedia Commons file page Sphalerite-Quartz-255177.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.