A Geological Tour of Denver, Golden, and Colorado's Front Range

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The Idaho Springs Batholith

Amethyst quartz and gneiss along the Chimney Gulch Trail

Pocket of red or purple (possibly amethyst) quartz, in combination with grey gneiss, on the left (and right).

Chimney Gulch Trail (Idaho Springs Batholith)