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Owl Canyon alabaster

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: alabaster, satin spar gypsum.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Gypsum beds north of Fort Collins carving out pink and white alabaster

Named Front Range locality in Colorado rockhound guides.

Before you go

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