Provenite

Mountain Monarch Mine (Ouray)

MineClosedDraft data

37.9783° N, 107.6458° W · ± 1 km

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

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Rhodochrosite

Rhodochrosite at Mountain Monarch Mine (Ouray)

A small rhodochrosite crystal group from the Mountain Monarch Mine, Ouray County.
A small rhodochrosite crystal group from the Mountain Monarch Mine, Ouray County.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Rhodochrosite thumbnail specimen from the Mountain Monarch Mine, Colorado.
Rhodochrosite thumbnail specimen from the Mountain Monarch Mine, Colorado.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Rhodochrosite crystals from the Mountain Monarch Mine, San Juan Mountains.
Rhodochrosite crystals from the Mountain Monarch Mine, San Juan Mountains.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
MnCO₃
Morphology
Small rhombohedral crystals
Typical size
Thumbnails 1.5-2 cm
Color / luster
Pink to red
Availability
Scarce

Sources: SRC-932

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Silver vein mine (past producer).
Type
Hydrothermal
Region
Colorado
Country
United States

Coordinates from the USGS MRDS record 'Monarch' (via Western Mining History), assumed to be the Mountain Monarch Mine near Ouray; past producer.

Sources: SRC-918

Sources

  1. SRC-918 · Database
    Monarch mine, Ouray County, ColoradoWestern Mining History (USGS MRDS data) · westernmininghistory.com
  2. SRC-932 · Website
    File:Rhodochrosite-118301.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.