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excavated dinosaur bones at dinosaur national monument one of the best national parks for fossil viewing

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rose-quartz

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Trilobite of the Week: ALBERTELLA longwelli

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Trilobite of the Week: CERAURUS pleurexanthemus

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Mineral of the Week: Cornetite

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Trilobite of the Week: HOMOTELUS bromidensis

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Trilobite of the Week: HEMIRHODON amplypyge

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Mineral of the Week: Orpiment

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Trilobite of the Week: OLENELLUS fowleri

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Trilobite of the Week: CRYPTOLITHUS ulrichi

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feldspar quartz found while rockhounding Utah

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amazonite pieces laid on a piece of wood

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bi color citrine faceted in the acorn design

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