Rock Collection Knowledge

COLORADO SWEETEST ROCK COLLECTION

 

 

Did you know that our rock collection at Taste of the Rockies correlates to rocks found around Colorado???

Check these facts out!

 

Candy Celebrating Colorado's Geodiversity

 

1. CHOCOLATE GOLD NUGGETS represent the state's gold rush along the

South Platte, near Golden and South Park. The volumes of gold mined in

1861-1862 led Congress to establish the Denver Mint.

2. CHOCOLATE SILVER NUGGETS honor the silver boom which began in

Leadville. Creede later became the epicenter, swelling from 600 people to

over 10,000.

3. CHERRY ROCK CANDY mimics the official state mineral: rhodochrosite.

The world's largest specimen, the Alma King, can be seen at the Denver

Museum of Nature Science.

4. COLORADO CHOCOLATE RIVER PEBBLES celebrate the many gorgeous

rivers and streams that run off the Rocky Mountains and create world-

class fishing, beautiful scenery, and support the state's iconic wildlife.