Cripple Creek area *** Most mines are posted. Some dumps may be accessible. ***

General Info The Cripple Creek area is one of the richest gold districts in North America. It can be accessed via State Route 67. Museums and an underground mine tour are located here. The old rival town of Victor is to the southeast.

Minerals Click on the image(s) below to see a picture of that mineral from this location. Bastnäsite-(Ce) - Translucent amber crystals to 2.5 cm were found below Fairview which is a mile east of Cripple Creek. Calaverite - Small crystals of this telluride can be found on the mine dumps in this area. Fluorite - Purple color. Sylvanite - Small crystals of this telluride can be found on the mine dumps in this area. Turquoise - Excellent quality and "some of it contains limonite intergrown with thin layers of native gold", says Murphy and Modreski (2002). Other Notable Minerals Anhydrite, Celestine, Dolomite, Emmonsite, Goethite, Gold, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Opal, Pentahydrite, Pyrite, Quartz, Rutile Field Trip Reports Sorry, no trip reports for this location yet.

Looking down on the old town of Cripple Creek. One of the main streets in Cripple Creek. There are many gambling hotels and casinos in this old town. An old mine head frame to the east of Cripple Creek. Mine dumps and equipment on the edge of Cripple Creek.

References S. Voynick, 1995, Colorado Rockhounding (ISBN 0-87842-292-7) MinMax Database, website J. A. Murphy and P. J. Modreski, 2002, "Rocks & Minerals" (Vol. 77, July/August, pgs. 218-238) Please see the reference(s) mentioned above for directions to the site if specific instructions are not given on this page.

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