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Creede District, Mineral Co., Colorado, USA

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Acanthite : Ag2S, Silver : Ag, Quartz : SiO2, Pyrite : FeS2

Bulldog Mountain Mine, Creede District, Mineral Co., Colorado, USA

Small partly coroded crystals of acanthite, with silver wires. On quartz and pyrite. Speciman is 1.3cm across. Photographed by, and in the collection of, Karl Volkman
 © Karl VolkmanPhoto ID: 8731    View Count: 865

Acanthite : Ag2S, Silver : Ag, Calcite : CaCO3, Quartz : SiO2

Bulldog Mountain Mine, Creede District, Mineral Co., Colorado, USA

2mm crude Acanthite with a silver wire growing on it. Photographed by, and in the collection of Karl Volkman.
 © Karl Volkman03/05Photo ID: 29496    View Count: 486

Acanthite : Ag2S, Silver : Ag, Quartz : SiO2

Bulldog Mountain Mine, Creede District, Mineral Co., Colorado, USA

A rich, old-time, showy specimen of two, tiny wire silver nests sitting at the base of a rich mass of acanthite on milky quartz from the famous Bulldog Mountain Mine at Creede, Colorado. Ex Richard Hauck Collection. 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 62281    View Count: 299

Acanthite : Ag2S, Silver : Ag

Bulldog Mountain Mine, Creede District, Mineral Co., Colorado, USA

Width of field is 5.4 mm. Collection of Jesse Crawford. The depth of field has been enhanced using Helicon Focus (10 exposures). Equipment: Nikon D-100 digital camera on a homemade microscope. This is an acanthite crust on crystalline silver. The one in the middle looks like a giraffe's head doesn't it?
 © 2008 Jesse CrawfordPhoto ID: 178118    View Count: 110

Acanthite : Ag2S

Bulldog Mountain Mine, Creede District, Mineral Co., Colorado, USA

Width of field is 2.5mm. Collection of Jesse Crawford. The depth of field has been enhanced using Helicon Focus (6 exposures). Equipment: Nikon D-100 on a homemade microscope.
 © 2008 Jesse CrawfordPhoto ID: 174328    View Count: 104

Acanthite : Ag2S

Bulldog Mountain Mine, Creede District, Mineral Co., Colorado, USA

Width of field 0,9mm. Collection of Jesse Crawford. Compositing software: CombineZP. Equipment: Nikon D-100 digital camera on a homemade microscope.
 © 2008 Jesse CrawfordPhoto ID: 197763    View Count: 76

Baryte : BaSO4

Creede, Creede District, Mineral Co., Colorado, USA

A VERY difficult-to-obtain, fine old Creede barite! The crystals grade from a waxy yellowish color, to blue-gray, to a cream color right near the termination. I was lucky to obtain TWO of these from an old collection – both equally fine, apparently from the same original specimen . They have been verified by showing them to several Colorado ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 37007    View Count: 278

Baryte : BaSO4

Creede, Creede District, Mineral Co., Colorado, USA

A VERY difficult-to-obtain, fine old Creede barite! The crystals grade from a waxy yellowish color, to blue-gray, to a cream color right near the termination. The locality has been verified by showing it to several Colorado field collectors, who had similar material in their collection. 17.3 x 12.3 x 4.6 cm
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 41457    View Count: 274

Baryte : BaSO4

Bulldog Mountain Mine, Creede District, Mineral Co., Colorado, USA

A very choice cabinet sized well crystallized example for barite from this classic and important Colorado mining district! The specimen consists of creamy colorless bladed crystals of barite to 1 cm in size forming a 10.5 x 9.5 x 3.6 cm cluster without matrix. There is just very minor tiny chipping present; overall in very good shape ...
 © Dan WeinrichPhoto ID: 133622    View Count: 118

Celadonite : K(Mg,Fe2+)(Fe3+,Al)[(OH)2|Si4O10]

Treasure Falls locality, Wolf Creek Pass, Creede District, Mineral Co., Colorado, USA

Sample with several voids filled with celadonite - Overall size 10x5x3cm - December of 2000
 © Martins da PedraPhoto ID: 60373    View Count: 581
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