Size: 5.6x4.5x2.0cm
Species: Amethyst and Sphalerite
Locality: Commodore Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral Co., Colorado, USA
Description: A true Colorado classic these colorful specimens are a favorite with both local Colorado collectors and USA collectors as a whole. This particular specimen features a nice bed of nicely saturated purple amethyst with a twin sphalerite perched right on top. Several other areas show partial sphalerite crystals. This locality stopped producing decades ago and the dumps are now an EPA superfund site.
Size: 5.6x4.5x2.0cm
Species: Amethyst and Sphalerite
Locality: Commodore Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral Co., Colorado, USA
Description: A true Colorado classic these colorful specimens are a favorite with both local Colorado collectors and USA collectors as a whole. This particular specimen features a nice bed of nicely saturated purple amethyst with a twin sphalerite perched right on top. Several other areas show partial sphalerite crystals. This locality stopped producing decades ago and the dumps are now an EPA superfund site.
