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.
Colorado Rockhounding: A Guide to Minerals, Gemstones, and Fossils
Table of Contents
Preface
vii
Introduction
ix
Part I: Collecting in Colorado
1
1 Geology of Colorado
3
2 Mining, Digging & Collecting: A History
7
The Gold Fields
8
The Colorado Mineral Belt
12
The Pegmatite Belt
16
The Piceance Creek Basin: Oil Shale Country
19
The Uravan Mineral Belt
24
The "Boneyards" and Fossil Fields
29
3 Collecting Legality, Safety & Responsibility
34
Part II: Collecting Localities & Related Sites of Interest
47
Alamosa County
49
Boulder County
52
Chaffee County
57
Clear Creek County
72
Conejos County
76
Costilla County
80
Custer County
82
Delta County
85
Denver City and County
88
Dolores County
92
Douglas County
96
Eagle County
101
Elbert County
106
El Paso County
108
Fremont County
117
Garfield & Rio Blanco Counties
124
Gilpin County
132
Grand County
137
Gunnison County
144
Hinsdale County
157
Jackson County
160
Jackson County
163
Lake County
174
La Plata County
184
Larimer County
187
Las Animas County
195
Lincoln, Cheyenne, Kit Carson and Yuma Counties
200
Logan and Sedgwick Counties
204
Mesa County
206
Mineral County
222
Moffat County
233
Montezuma County
248
Montrose County
253
Ouray County
256
Park County
260
Prowers & Bent Counties
268
Pueblo & Otero Counties
271
Rio Grande County
277
Routt County
283
Saguache County
287
San Juan County
297
San Miguel County
300
Summit County
306
Teller County
313
Weld County
327
Colorado Mineral Guide
333
Glossary
353
References
359
Index
365
About the Author
372
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