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The Idaho Springs Batholith

Pegmatitic intrusion of milky or white quartz and feldspar along the Chimney Gulch Trail

Pegmatitic intrusion of milky or white quartz and feldspar (orange) along the Chimney Gulch Trail. In contrast to granite, where the minerals cool in fine clusters evenly, the quartz and feldspar here cooled separately.

Chimney Gulch Trail (Idaho Springs Batholith)