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A Guide to Minerals, Gemstones, and Fossils
Colorado Rockhounding: Colorado in the day was a gold miner's dream but now it's more of a hobby state. This books tells about the state's mining history and the hobbyist's collecting legalities, safety and responsibilities. It also covers most counties' mineral collecting spots. Table of contents at the bottom of this page. Stephen M. Voynick, author.
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Colorado Rockhounding:
A Guide to Minerals, Gemstones, and Fossils
Table of Contents
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Preface
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vii
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Introduction
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ix
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Part I: Collecting in Colorado
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1
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1 Geology of Colorado
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3
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2 Mining, Digging & Collecting: A History
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7
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The Gold Fields
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8
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The Colorado Mineral Belt
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12
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The Pegmatite Belt
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16
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The Piceance Creek Basin: Oil Shale Country
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19
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The Uravan Mineral Belt
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24
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The "Boneyards" and Fossil Fields
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29
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3 Collecting Legality, Safety & Responsibility
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34
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Part II: Collecting Localities & Related Sites of Interest
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47
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Alamosa County
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49
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Boulder County
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52
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Chaffee County
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57
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Clear Creek County
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72
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Conejos County
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76
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Costilla County
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80
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Custer County
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82
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Delta County
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85
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Denver City and County
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88
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Dolores County
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92
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Douglas County
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96
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Eagle County
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101
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Elbert County
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106
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El Paso County
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108
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Fremont County
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117
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Garfield & Rio Blanco Counties
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124
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Gilpin County
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132
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Grand County
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137
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Gunnison County
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144
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Hinsdale County
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157
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Jackson County
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160
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Jackson County
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163
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Lake County
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174
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La Plata County
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184
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Larimer County
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187
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Las Animas County
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195
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Lincoln, Cheyenne, Kit Carson and Yuma Counties
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200
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Logan and Sedgwick Counties
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204
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Mesa County
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206
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Mineral County
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222
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Moffat County
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233
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Montezuma County
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248
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Montrose County
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253
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Ouray County
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256
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Park County
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260
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Prowers & Bent Counties
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268
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Pueblo & Otero Counties
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271
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Rio Grande County
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277
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Routt County
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283
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Saguache County
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287
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San Juan County
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297
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San Miguel County
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300
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Summit County
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306
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Teller County
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313
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Weld County
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327
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Colorado Mineral Guide
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333
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Glossary
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353
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References
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359
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Index
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365
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About the Author
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372
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Colorado DeLorme Atlas
The Colorado DeLorme atlas gives you a complete set of Colorado topographic maps in a single convenient book.
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