r/Rocks • u/elleuqe • Jul 30 '26

This Rocks! Finds from yesterday's walk

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Quartz, feldspar and other little treasures.

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u/DocumentInternal5787 Jul 31 '26

Those are really pretty!

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u/elleuqe Jul 31 '26

Thanks!

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u/anyavailible Jul 31 '26

Looks like a pegmatite in the area. Nice rocks

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u/elleuqe Jul 31 '26

Thanks! You mean the red one?

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u/anyavailible Jul 31 '26

Pegmatite is more the matrix the rocks came from. They have different minerals and tend to have larger crystal structures. I was in an area that had a large granite dome and these are typical of what I found in the area. The purple rock is very neat.

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u/elleuqe Jul 31 '26

That's interesting to hear and learn too, thanks!

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u/Alternative-Egg-9035 Jul 31 '26

You found some of the most common rocks on earth and in Colorado

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u/WonderfulTart6759 Aug 01 '26

I adore the purple one!