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SENATE BACKS STATE MINERAL
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The Senate gave initial approval Monday to designate rhodochrosite
as the state mineral, rejecting suggestions for gold, silver and
amazonite.
Sen. Ken Chlouber, R-Leadville, said the blood-red mineral from
his district is unique. Besides, ...
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COLORADO GETS STATE MINERAL GOV. OWENS SIGNS BILL NAMING RHODOCHROSITE
Rocky Mountain News
; Colorado history may be rich in gold and silver mining lore, but it's a bright red crystal called rhodochrosite that has become the official state mineral. In ceremonies at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and with more than a dozen students from Platte Canyon High School in Bailey cheering
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LEADVILLE LAWMAKERS TOUT RHODOCHROSITE AS STATE MINERAL
Rocky Mountain News
; Two old-time molybdenum miners from historic Leadville are singing the praises these days of a mineral found near their community. They're so excited that they want it declared Colorado's official state mineral. "The best specimens in the world come from Park County, in our district," said Carl
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LEADVILLE LAWMAKERS TOUT RHODOCHROSITE AS STATE MINERAL.(Local)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
; Byline: John Sanko News Capitol Bureau Two old-time molybdenum miners from historic Leadville are singing the praises these days of a mineral found near ...
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SPOTLITE
Rocky Mountain News
; WACKY QUESTION An old clipping I found of the Rocky Mountain News "Coloroddity" column from August 1996 says amazonite is the state ... session? - Arleigh Burke Although there are references in the News database and other sites to amazonite as the official state mineral ...
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Rare, rosy mineral may symbolize Colorado
The Gazette
; It looks like a shiny, hexagonal block of cherry Jell-O, but the mineral rhodochrosite has a lot more going for it than the popular dessert. It is elusive and rare, and small chunks of it command six-figure prices among collectors. Now it is poised to join the ranks of Colorado's official symbols.
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CHOICE FOR STATE MINERAL CRYSTAL CLEAR TO PANEL.(Local)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
; Byline: Michele Ames News Staff Writer Rhodochrosite is likely a Scrabble player's dream word. And soon, it could be every Coloradans' state mineral. Colorado ...
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CHOICE FOR STATE MINERAL CRYSTAL CLEAR TO PANEL
Rocky Mountain News
; Rhodochrosite is likely a Scrabble player's dream word. And soon, it could be every Coloradans' state mineral. Colorado lawmakers are considering whether or not the inorganic material with the tongue-twisting name should become the official state mineral. The House Agriculture, Livestock and
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RHODOCHROSITE BILL SPARKLES
Rocky Mountain News
; Start learning how to spell it. Rhodochrosite looks like it is headed for state mineralhood. House lawmakers gave a tentative nod Wednesday to adding rhodochrosite to the long list of official state symbols that include the lark bunting, the Rocky Mountain big horn sheep and the hairstreek
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RHODOCHROSITE BILL SPARKLES.(Local)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
; Start learning how to spell it. Rhodochrosite looks like it is headed for state mineralhood. House lawmakers gave a tentative nod Wednesday to adding rhodochrosite to the long list of official state symbols that include the lark bunting, the Rocky Mountain big horn sheep and the hairstreek
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A Mineral to Call Their Own; Fourth-Grade Project Earns Fifth- Graders Recognition
The Washington Post
; Last spring, when Joseph DeGrass, 11, was a fourth-grader at Freedom Hill Elementary School in Vienna, he and his classmates began a project that he thought would certainly be over by the time summer rolled around. The fourth-grade students and their teacher, Jake Miller, stumbled across a fact in
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