Provenite

Climax Mine

MineActiveDraft data

39.3658° N, 106.1858° W · ± 1 km

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

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Minerals found here

Rhodochrosite

On the same specimen

Same specimen Quartz with Rhodochrosite

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

Rhodochrosite at Climax Mine

A rhodochrosite and quartz thumbnail from the Climax molybdenum mine, Colorado.
A rhodochrosite and quartz thumbnail from the Climax molybdenum mine, Colorado.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Rhodochrosite on quartz from the Climax Mine, Lake County, Colorado.
Rhodochrosite on quartz from the Climax Mine, Lake County, Colorado.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
MnCO₃
Morphology
Small crystals on quartz
Typical size
Thumbnails 2-3 cm
Color / luster
Pink to red
Associated minerals
Quartz
Availability
Scarce

Sources: SRC-936 SRC-948

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Porphyry molybdenum deposit: stockwork of molybdenite veinlets.
Type
Hydrothermal
Host rock
Altered quartz monzonite porphyry of the Climax Stock
Region
Colorado
Country
United States

Coordinates from the Wikipedia article. Open pit, reopened in 2012.

Sources: SRC-936

Sources

  1. SRC-936 · Website
    Climax mineWikipedia contributors · Wikipedia
  2. SRC-948 · Website
    File:Rhodochrosite-Quartz-221271.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons (dealer label)

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.