Date(s)
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Location/ material
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April 26-27
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Hondo Canyon 12
miles south of Taos New Mexico
Staurolite, garnet,
mica schist. Sign up required.
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May 24
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Helen Hunt Falls –
pending confirmation access
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June 7
June 21
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Salida area Calumet
Iron Mine
Sedalia Copper Mine
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July 5
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Picnic at Pittman’s
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July 19th
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Leadville – Pyrite
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August 2
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CSMS Peridot claim
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The a Pebble Pup field trips are being conducted by Roger Pittman, please call him at
at 719-684-6286 or email him at prpittman@directv.net to let him know you are attending and to get trip details.
These field trips are being run by Steven Veatch. Contact Steven Veatch at: steven.veatch@gmail.com
Date
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Location
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April 26
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Field trip is at the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument to celebrate National Parks Day. A picnic is scheduled
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May 4
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Castlewood Canyon State Park. Geology hike and picnic.
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May 24
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Cripple Creek and Victor Mining District. Geology hike and picnic. We will collect a suite of metamorphic rocks, including rare lamprophyres.
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June 21
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Paint Mines Interpretive Park near Calhan. Geology hike and picnic.
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TBA |
Wilkerson Pass tungsten mine. Collecting trip.
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TBA
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South Park area. Collecting trip for blue agate.
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A gold telluride crystal. Specimen from the Cripple Creek District Museum Image by S. W. Veatch |
A sketch of mining equipment by Diane Anderson. |