Not all of these minerals below may be from (or found in) CO, but the elements within each rock below have been found in Colorado. Click here to see our Rocks specifically from Colorado, or scroll to the bottom for the Periodic Table of Colorado’s Naturally-found Elements
While Mindat lists the following elements as having been found in Colorado, there’s probably more elements that should be on this list. Compare and identify your finds to the rocks above and those of specific elements to make a new discovery, our future’s counting on it! There’s also Ra in the Uranium rocks, and likely more REEs and PGMs within Colorado which have yet to be discovered.
Go for a hike in a new place, find them, provide the world with new knowledge, and win life’s natural lottery!