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[EarthlingTreasur...]

Hello all, im new to the forum and just wanted to introduce myself. my name is christian and im just getting into rockhounding but ive been gold prospecting with my mother for years.
Looking to make new friends who like to play in the dirt all over colorado!
Heres some pics from my first dig in the lake george area. Garnet was a gift from a friend we were with but all the rest were pulled from the same area
I was told that the topaz was beginners luck, everyone was very surprised when i found it, especially since i almost tossed it because i was looking for smokey quartz pillars.

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[EarthlingTreasur...]

thanks everyone! ill post some more pics of some stones i found the other day. i believe they are either jasper or petrified wood from what ive researched on the forums here but im still a newbie at identification, only really used scratch test when i was lookin for gold, So any wisdom you all have is much appreciated. dont get me wrong gold is fun but nothing beats the feeling of ramming your fingers into a dried up water vein and popping out a dirty crystal or gemstone. ive definitely caught the bug. :p
Hope to one day meet some of you