WANTED: Colorado Rocks!

RMAG’s Educational Outreach committee wants to create a collection of Colorado rocks that can be paired with the Colorado geological map. The committee will use these rocks as an educational tool to teach elementary, middle, and high school students about the geology of Colorado, geological processes, and Colorado mineral resources.

While you are on your summer vacations to the many wonderful areas in Colorado, please consider picking up rocks for our collection. We ask you note where you collected the rocks and the formation name. ROCKD is a great app that uses your location and geological maps to “map” the formation under your feet. Keep in mind to collect rocks where it is allowed.

Some examples of rocks from formations that we would love in our collection:

• Maroon

• Leadville

• Chinle

• Green River

• Navajo/Nugget

• Entrada

• Lodore

• Dakota

• Sawatch

• Igneous and Metamorphic rocks

• Wasatch

• Volcanics (San Juan – Flat Tops)

When your rocks are ready, contact us at edoutreach@rmag.org

Thank you!