Trilobite
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since March 2007
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Post by Trilobite on May 11, 2007 9:49:36 GMT -5
Going to Denver in July.
Wondering if there is any material in the washes ?
Maybe going to Breckenridge and/or Vail area also. Any thoughts?
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cleo12797
spending too much on rocks
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Post by cleo12797 on May 11, 2007 11:30:02 GMT -5
A good friend of mine is from Golden, Colorado. He finds me some pretty cool stuff out there. Found me some awesome mahogany obsidian among other things.
Ang
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blarneystone
spending too much on rocks
Rocks in my head
Member since March 2010
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Post by blarneystone on May 11, 2007 12:07:32 GMT -5
CO has some strict laws regarding rock/fossil hunting you may want to check into... i know that it's illegal to hunt road cuts and such...
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Post by Toad on May 11, 2007 12:27:59 GMT -5
I found some stuff in the Platte River. Just look for the gravel bars.
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Trilobite
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since March 2007
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Post by Trilobite on May 17, 2007 10:05:54 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]CO has some strict laws regarding rock/fossil hunting you may want to check into... i know that it's illegal to hunt road cuts and such... [/glow]
I am having difficulty finding state laws regarding such collecting for any state, let alone Colorado. Any ideas where to find these?
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blarneystone
spending too much on rocks
Rocks in my head
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Post by blarneystone on May 18, 2007 14:49:50 GMT -5
OK... I'm pretty sure that I read that in the Rock & Gem magazine but I might be mistaken thinking that it applied to rocks... It may only be vertebrate fossils that the law applies to. I'll try to find the article this weekend. I usually get good information from the Bureau of Land Management for the state I'm interested in. Here's a couple of links for more info and I'll keep searching for more specifics.... Grand Junction, Co rules say that any rock/mineral collecting is considered recreational if it will fit in a five gallon bucket... anything over that amount requires a mining permit. www.co.blm.gov/gjra/rockhounding.htmThis site features a rock hunting site guide.. www.peaktopeak.com/colorado/index.php3Dan |
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fossilman
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Post by fossilman on May 18, 2007 18:19:15 GMT -5
Dan, thanks for posting that link. It had the link to the Sunnyside mine for rhodonite  |
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spikeict
fully equipped rock polisher
Alba gu bra! In Promptu
Member since November 2006
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Post by spikeict on May 18, 2007 18:56:11 GMT -5
Dan, love you man!!! Thank you for the second link. I don't know how I missed it before. Sometime in the next couple of months I am headed out to a house my parents have North of Divide to give all my money to some friends and a couple of casinos in Cripple Creek. I have drawn blanks on rock hunting in that area before this. Now I not only know what to look for but the names of the mines so I can call and get permission to hunt their dump sites. Looks like I will have to tack on a extra day. For this I will promise that if you are the one to sit on a cactus next year you can count on me to be the one that will....go get Jamie for you.
Spike
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blarneystone
spending too much on rocks
Rocks in my head
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Post by blarneystone on May 19, 2007 6:40:24 GMT -5
Hahaha..... glad I could help. ;D
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