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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

STRANGE MARKINGS IN THE THE MOENKOPI FORMATION

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Since my initial geological contact with the Colorado Plateau in 1967, I have been impressed and “excited” with the Moenkopi Formation...

Sunday, April 15, 2012

TRAVERTINE AT UTAH GEYSERS

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Large piece (2.5 feet in length) of travertine (labeled geyserite) collected many years ago at Crystal Geyser and now displayed at a rock...

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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

BROOKITE: TITANIUM DIOXIDE

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SPECIMEN FROM MAGNET COVE, ARKANSAS ~17.5 MM IN LENGTH. NOTE TERMINATED QUARTZ CRYSTALS ADJACENT TO BROOKITE CRYSTALS. GROUNDMASS IS ...

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Thursday, March 1, 2012

ADD SOME MAGNESIUM: GET A MOON ROCK

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FIELD SPECIMEN OF TOPAZ-BEARING RHYOLITE FROM THOMAS RANGE, UTAH, WITH CRYSTALS OF PSEUDOBROOKITE. ENLARGEMENTS BELOW. WIDTH OF SPECIMEN...

Sunday, February 26, 2012

WELCOME TO CHAOTIC FUN: QUARTZSITE, ARIZONA

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PART OF THE FLEA MARKET, A WELL-MANAGED PART, WHERE VISITORS MAY PURCHASE, WELL JUST ABOUT ANYTHING INCLUDING RV WIND SOCKS. Quartzs...

Thursday, February 23, 2012

THE 79 MINE: AURICHALCITE

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AURICHALCITE ON LIMONITE. SPECIMEN ~26 mm. The 79 Mine, Arizona, is a well-known mining area northeast of Tucson (north of the Hayde...

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Mike: Mike is a former University professor and administrator who now lives in Colorado. I enjoy outdoor activities such as hiking, rock/mineral collecting, fishing and camping. You may read other articles in the Newsletter of the Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies (www.rmfms.org)or the Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society newsletter, the Pick & Pack Pack (www.csms.us). I also am writing and speaking about members of the Colorado Cavalry/Infantry who participated in the march to Glorieta Pass (1862), helped settle central Kansas (1865), and later fought at Beecher Island (1868). Mostly I just try and enjoy life and collect mundane facts and pretty rocks/minerals.

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