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Gem Trails of Colorado by James R. Mitchell.
Visit the places where experienced rock and mineral collectors have found success! Detailed descriptions, photos and maps guide you to some of the best gem collecting sites in the state. This book is a 6" x 9" paperback with 224 pages.
Gem Trails of Colorado Table of Contents
Introduction
6
Safety Guidelines
8
Collecting Rules and Regulations
9
Hints for Collecting Minerals
10
Hints for Collecting Gem Materials
11
Rock and Mineral Societies
12
Government Agencies List
14
Colorado Museums and Mining Tours
15
Map Legend
19
Key Sites to Locator Map
20
Colorado Site Map
21
REGION I
1. Unita Mountains
22
2. Massadona Minerals
24
3. Peterson Draw
26
4. Calico Draw
28
5. Mud Springs Draw
30
6. Johnson Draw
32
7. Tanks Peak
34
8. Dinosaur National Monument
36
9. Mud Springs Gulch
38
10. Little Snake River
40
11. Milner
42
12. Steamboat Springs
44
13. Walden
46
14. State Line
48
15. Mack
50
16. Douglas Pass Fossils
52
17. Grand Junction Minerals
54
18. Opal Hill
56
19. Parachute Oil Shale
58
20. Kremmling
60
21. Parshall
62
22. Green Mountain Reservoir
64
23. Marble
66
24. Gypsum
68
25. Dump Road
70
26. Alma Rhodochrosite
72
27. Leadville Mines
74
REGION II
28. Owl Canyon
76
29. Crystal Mountain
78
30. Raymer Jasper
80
31. Stoneham Blue Barite
82
32. Highway 138
84
33. Perry Park
86
34. Fern Creek
88
35. Devil's Head Topaz
90
36. Pine Creek
92
37. Golden Zeolites
94
38. Golden Gate Tourmaline
96
39. Leyden Coal and Uranium
98
40. Nederland Pegmatites
100
41. Highway 385
102
Tumble Polishing Rocks
104
Color Specimen Insert
105
42. Flagler
114
REGION III
43. Hartsel Blue Barite
116
44. Wilkerson Pass West
118
45. Wilkerson Pass East
120
46. Lake George
122
47. Round Mountain Minerals
124
48. Tarryall Topaz
126
49. Topaz Mountain
128
50. Florissant Crystals
130
51. Florissant Fossils
132
52. Aroya
134
53. Hugo
136
54. St. Peter's Dome
138
55. Pueblo
140
56. Penrose Calcite
142
57. Canon City
144
58. Royal Gorge Area
146
59. Border Feldspar Mine
148
60. Texas Creek
150
61. La Veta Pass
152
62. Stonewall
154
63. Trinadad Calcite
156
64. Fishers Peak
158
65. Cokedale
160
66. White Rock Road
162
67. Highway 10
164
68. Toonerville
166
69. Lamar
168
REGION IV
70. Gateway Barite
170
71. Whitewater
172
72. Pinon Mesa Agate and Wood
174
73. Trout Creek Feldspar
176
74. Nathrop Gems
178
75. Mt. Antero
180
76. Salida Mines
182
77. Salida Minerals
184
78. Homestake Pegmatites
186
79. Parlin Pegmatites
188
80. Saguache Geodes
190
81. La Garita Crystals
192
82. Cochetopa Dome
194
83. Twin Peaks Agate
196
84. Wolf Creek Pass
198
85. Creede Mines
200
86. Silverton Mines
202
87. Ouray Mines
204
Mineral Locator Index
206
Glossary
212
Other Titles Available
221
Notes
222
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