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EARTH SCIENCE |
Platte Canyon High
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RHODOCHROSITE |
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IT'S OFFICIAL!!! |
The Fall and
Spring classes (2001-2002) of Earth Science proposed to the state legislature a
state mineral, RHODOCHROSITE. |
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We, the Earth
Science class,
wrote a letter to our Representative Carl Miller proposing the mineral and
asking him for his support. He has subsequently written and
presented a bill before the Committee of Agriculture, Livestock, and
Natural Resources (February 27th), where it received unanimous approval
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On March 6th, a second reading was held in the House followed the next day, the 7th, with the third and final reading where it passed 61-1. |
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The bill was introduced to the Senate on
March 11th and assigned to the Committee of Agriculture and Natural
Resources. Here it was passed on the 21st of March with a 7-0
vote. |
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| March 25th was the date for the second
reading in the Senate, followed a day later with the third reading where
it passed 30-2. |
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| During the first week of April, it was
signed by the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and then sent
to the governor's office for consideration. |
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On April 17th, at a press conference held at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Governor Bill Owens, signed House Bill 02-1346 making rhodochrosite officially Colorado's state mineral.
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