Know Your Stone: Red Rocks Sandstone

By Leslie Herrmann

Know Your Stone: Red Rocks Sandstone

It’s the same beautiful red as the famous Red Rocks Amphitheater. Collected nearby in Morisson, Colorado on August 5, 2023, this sandstone is iconically red. The larger grain size means that the jewelry made with this stone has a matte appearance and a toothy texture. Kinda like that feeling that a good concert at Red Rocks leaves you with...? 

Geology Fact: did you know that the red rocks sandstone from the famous amphitheater are from deposits from the ancestral rocky mountains which are no longer in existence?

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