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Colorado Mineral Catalog 2
Minerals from the Sunnyside Mine in Colorado
Colorado minerals may be listed in the ore specimen catalog from time to time
Images below are hyperlinked.....click mineral to enlarge
To order a mineral give the mineral name and the number of the specimen(s) you wish to purchase. You will receive that exact specimen(s).
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Mineral # 600
Sunnyside Mine, Eureka,
San Juan County, Colorado
7 x 4 x 4 cm
$ 45
Mineral # 600
another closer view of this specimen
Rhodonite, Sulfides, and white Quartz
Mineral # 5000
Sunnyside Mine, Eureka,
San Juan County, Colorado
$ 70
Mineral # 5000 is a single piece of ore that is cut on both sides with a diamond saw
to expose the rhodonite, small stripes of sulfides, a little quartz, and if you hold
the specimen during good lighting, you will see some bright silver dots on both
sides which are likely real silver
Rhodonite, Sulphides, and white Quartz
Mineral # 5000
This view is on the bottom of the specimen which has perhaps the best row of sulfides on this specimen.
I am using "top and bottom" only for the reason that the "top" has a greater surface area.
Mineral # 5000
This is a view at an angle of the entire bottom of the of the specimen.
Note that most of these specimens have a black external surface. That is the color of weathered
manganese sulfides
Rhodonite, Pyrite / Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 5001
Sunnyside Mine, Eureka,
San Juan County, Colorado
$ 40
This is another single specimen. It has only one cut, smooth surface. All other sides
were left as natural.
Mineral # 5001
This is the close-up view of the one cut surface showing the sulfides.
You can see it 4x closer by clicking on the picture.
Rhodonite, Pyrite / Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 5001
This is a side view of this # 5001 specimen. The cut surface shows on the left side.
Use the cut surface to display the specimen. The top side is natural and is mainly bright rink rhodonite
with a deposit of what looks like mainly silver. The rhodonite on the top of the piece continues halfway down
the front of the specimen (not shown here).
Rhodonite, Pyrite / Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 5002
Mineral # 5502 is actually two specimens.
small section - 3 x 4.5 x 7 cm
main part - 4 x 4 x 8.5 cm
$ 160
When preparing these specimens I try to preserve as much of the material as possible.
The main portion of the specimen was sliced smooth on the top and bottom sides which
exposed the different ore patterns about 1 inch apart.
This view is the top of the main specimen.
Rhodonite, Pyrite / Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 5002
This view is a close up of the view above.
Rhodonite, Pyrite / Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 5002
This view is the underside of the main block of this specimen
This cut was made for display purposes and to exposed a different ore pattern
which exposed some red which is probably iron oxide (hematite).
Click on the specimen to view a superb pattern of pyrite / gold.
Mineral # 5002
This view is the separate piece of ore that was saved when the bottom cut was made.
You will enjoy holding this piece onto the main block to see if it fits. Why does it not fit perfectly?
The saw blade is about 2 mm wide so there is a little gap where is was ground away.
Rhodonite, Pyrite / Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 5003
Sunnyside Mine, Eureka,
San Juan County, Colorado
0.8 x 5 x 8 cm
$ 40
This is a single slice cut from specimen # 5002 above
Rhodonite, Pyrite / Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 5003
This is a close up of the slice on one side; all of the features
of a Sunnyside ore are present with some red mineralization also
that is probably iron oxide (hematite)
Rhodonite, Pyrite / Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 5003
This is a close up of the other side of the slice from specimen # 5002
Rhodonite, Pyrite / Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 5004
Sunnyside
Mine, Eureka,
San Juan County, Colorado
4.5 x 10 x 10.5 cm
$ 140
This image shows the specimen with its main cut face up
lying on its rounded back with cut, flat, base of the specimen is to the left;
you can visualize the image below on this jpeg toward the top of this image;
all specimens are hyper-linked for get an image 4 x larger
Rhodonite, Pyrite / Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 5004
This is you would like to see in a Sunnyside specimen with all
of the typical features at once
Remember to click specimens to get a image x 4
Rhodonite, Pyrite / Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 5004
This is a view at an angle of the cut face of the specimen toward the front;
the specimen is sitting on its other cut surfaces which is a flat base for good display;
the top of the specimen can be see as a dark edge at the top
about 20 more specimens coming soon!
Rhodonite, Pyrite / Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 5005
Sunnyside Mine, Eureka,
San Juan County, Colorado
Rhodonite, Pyrite / Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 5005
Rhodonite, Pyrite / Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 5006
Sunnyside Mine, Eureka,
San Juan County, Colorado
Rhodonite, Pyrite / Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 5007
Sunnyside
Mine, Eureka,
San Juan County, Colorado
$
Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 5007
$
Rhodonite, Pyrite / Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 5008
Sunnyside
Mine, Eureka,
San Juan County, Colorado
$
Rhodonite, Pyrite / Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 5008
Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 5009
Sunnyside
Mine, Eureka,
San Juan County, Colorado
$
Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 5009
Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 5010
Sunnyside
Mine, Eureka,
San Juan County, Colorado
$ 49
Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 5010
Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 5011
Sunnyside
Mine, Eureka,
San Juan County, Colorado
$ 85
Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 5011
Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 613
Sunnyside
Mine, Eureka,
San Juan County, Colorado
$ 65
Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 613
Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 614
Sunnyside
Mine, Eureka,
San Juan County, Colorado
$
Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 614
Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 615
Sunnyside
Mine, Eureka,
San Juan County, Colorado
$ 95
Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 615
Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 616
Sunnyside
Mine, Eureka,
San Juan County, Colorado
$
Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 616
$
Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 617
Sunnyside
Mine, Eureka,
San Juan County, Colorado
$
Gold, Quartz, with Sulphides
Mineral # 617
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