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South West of Grand Junction |
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![]() Diggin' In! ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 10-April 20 From: Steamboat Springs, Colorado Member No.: 225,390 ![]() |
I went out and had a beautiful time over near Bond and McCoy Colorado. Those places have the neatest sandstone! I'm a sucker for some cool sandstone striations! Saw a beautiful piece of quarts in sandstone, and had a fun time.
After that I went to New Castle, meaning I get to go through Glenwood Canyon. Beautiful place and I've read fossils can be found there. Another day for that though. I didn't have much luck in New Castle, as I decided not to hike out too far. I'm still recovering from knee surgery; 3 months and 2 weeks post-op. I drove Southwest of Grand Junction, I found this place from a small blog someone had created years ago. The information was still good so I went out. It's a 1 mile hike up to a creek bed where you can dig about and find shards. There are a lot of claims around there so it was best to stick to the trail and the creek. Had a blast!! I want to go back soon! I found Fluorite and Amethyst! What beautiful finds they are! I make small jewelry bottles with small shards in them, this will be perfect. ![]() I'm not sure what the rock with the dark and lighter blue are. The light blue is definitely not Fluorite. -------------------- Houdin'
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