15dm847.is ((DIOPSIDE? with CHALCOPYRITE, CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Creole Mine, Milford, Lincoln District, Beaver County, Utah, 6 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm, Miniature | |
Here is a specimen from The Creole Mine. The minerals present at the mine are Bismuthinite, Sphalerite, Magnetite, Uralite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorite, Galena, Diopside, Bornite, Pyrite, Calcite, Hematite, Tremolite, Actinolite, Garnet, and Quartz. Several are present in this specimen. Most is a grey green species with a mesh of small crystals of perhaps Diopside? Typically the Calcite is etched to reveal other species such as Bismuthinite. ex Dennis McMurdie collection. ex Otto Reiter collection. |