Horseshoe
Reservoir Area
Maricopa
County
Mesquite
Flat, Arizona
(Agate/pudding
stone)
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[2005]
That's what "road closed" meant!!!
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[2005]
Does it look
deep to you???
(The crossing
wasn't THAT bad!)
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[2005]
Collecting a pudding stone agate near
Horseshoe dam. . .
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[2005]
Some of us parked our vehicles at the bottom of the hill
while others made the rough climb to the top of the hill to the right.
Those who made the drive to the top found out that they would be collecting
down
the hill in the washes! The good material was NOT abundant and
most of us came away with only a sample to say that, "we've been there".
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Collecting in the washes. . .
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| Specimen
pictures to follow. . . |
Off
of Seven Springs Road
Maricopa
County
(Red
Jasper)
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[2005]
Plenty of material
to look through! Lots of dark reds and gray/black agates but not
a lot of really bright red cutting rough. There was some nice brown
jasper at this location. |
We all looked
for the most bright red agate that we could find.
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Specimen
pictures to follow. . .
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Off
of Seven Springs Road
Monument
Mountain Area
Maricopa
County
(Travertine Onyx)
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[2005]
Banded Onyx location.
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The cliff walls
where the banded onyx originated.
It was reported that
a major auto manufacture had used this material to make fancy gear shift
knobs. |
Parking was not
a problem.
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Specimen
pictures to follow. . .
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