Provenite

Grizzly Bear Mine (Bear Creek, Ouray)

MineClosedDraft data

37.9980° N, 107.6384° 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 Grizzly Bear Mine (Bear Creek, Ouray)

A large two-sided plate with frosted light pink rhodochrosite rhombs on quartz, Grizzly Bear Mine.
A large two-sided plate with frosted light pink rhodochrosite rhombs on quartz, Grizzly Bear Mine.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
A rhodochrosite rhomb perched on quartz matrix from the Grizzly Bear Mine, Ouray.
A rhodochrosite rhomb perched on quartz matrix from the Grizzly Bear Mine, Ouray.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
MnCO₃
Morphology
Frosted rhombs on quartz
Typical size
Specimens to 18 cm
Color / luster
Light pink
Associated minerals
Quartz
Surface features
Frosted crystal faces
Availability
No longer available

Sources: SRC-930 SRC-931

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Geology of the locality

Region
Colorado
Country
United States

Coordinates from the GNIS feature (via TopoQuest). Status Closed is inferred from the 'historic old-timer' specimen labels and not confirmed in an opened source.

Sources: SRC-917

Sources

  1. SRC-917 · Database
    Grizzly Bear Mine, CO (GNIS 187277)TopoQuest (USGS GNIS data) · TopoQuest
  2. SRC-930 · Website
    File:Rhodochrosite-Quartz-139626.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons (dealer label)
  3. SRC-931 · Website
    File:Rhodochrosite-Quartz-41067.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.