Charter Oak Mine, Encampment Mining District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
Grey hematite with many tiny poorly formed crystals that light up red in the right light. Minor brown limonite and white quartz.
© Frank Karasti
chalcopyrite with gray veins of chalcocite and monor green malachite. One can find large samples of this on the mine dump.
A vug containing tiny rutile and quartz crystals on chalcopyrite.
A small sample of gold on a hematite mix
A tiny quartz crystal on blades of hematite. Child photo is specimen rotated 90 degrees.
Small gold on a gossan matrix. All of the gold I have found from this location is numerous small specks.
Green leafy malachite with chalcedony on a gossan matrex.
leafy green malachite on a unidentified white mineral with brown hematite.
North side of the mine dump. Looking north west. June 25 2020 photo
North side of mine dump, looking east. June 25 2020 photo.
Surface structures near the mine. Looking west June 24 2020 photo
Overview of the mine dump area looking northwest. There are no remains of any mine structures or equipment here. June 25 2020 photo.