Provenite

Commodore Mine (Amethyst vein, Creede)

MineUnknownDraft data

37.8706° N, 106.9289° 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 Chalcopyrite with Sphalerite

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

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.

Sphalerite at Commodore Mine (Amethyst vein, Creede)

Brassy chalcopyrite crystals resting on a matrix of gemmy olive-green sphalerite crystals from the Commodore Mine, Creede.
Brassy chalcopyrite crystals resting on a matrix of gemmy olive-green sphalerite crystals from the Commodore Mine, Creede.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Cabinet plate of gemmy golden-yellow sphalerite crystals with chalcopyrite and scattered galena crystals from the Commodore Mine.
Cabinet plate of gemmy golden-yellow sphalerite crystals with chalcopyrite and scattered galena crystals from the Commodore Mine.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Striated golden-amber sphalerite crystals to 1.3 cm with chalcopyrite and a hoppered galena crystal from the Commodore Mine.
Striated golden-amber sphalerite crystals to 1.3 cm with chalcopyrite and a hoppered galena crystal from the Commodore Mine.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
(Zn,Fe)S
Morphology
Gemmy crystals in plates and clusters
Typical size
Crystals to about 1.3 cm on cabinet plates
Color / luster
Olive-green to golden-yellow or golden-amber, gemmy and lustrous, often striated
Associated minerals
Chalcopyritegalenapyrite
Availability
Unknown

Sources: SRC-366 SRC-376 SRC-378

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Mine developed on the Amethyst vein of the Creede district.
Type
Hydrothermal
Host rock
Oligocene rhyolite
Region
Colorado
Country
United States

Coordinates from Western Mining History page for the mine (SRC-366); later consolidated with other workings as the Emperius Mine.

Sources: SRC-366 SRC-376

Sources

  1. SRC-366 · Database
    Commodore MineWestern Mining History · westernmininghistory.com
  2. SRC-376 · Database
    OH Vein, Commodore Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Colorado, USAMindat.org · Mindat.org
  3. SRC-378 · Website
    Wikimedia Commons file page Sphalerite-Chalcopyrite-Galena-219074.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.