Gem Trails of Arizona
Table of Contents
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Arizona Collecting Sites
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Arizona Site Locator Map
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7
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Map Legend
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8
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Forward
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9
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Summary of Basic Rockhounding Rules and Regulations
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10
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Introduction
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12
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Mineral Highlights
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12
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Mining in Arizona
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15
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Mineral and Gem Collecting in Arizona
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17
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More Than Just Pretty Rocks
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20
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Region I
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1. Lake Powell
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22
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2. Kingman Onyx
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24
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3. Chloride Minerals
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26
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4. Oatman Fire Agate
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28
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5. Wenden Dendritic Agate
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30
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6. Alamo Lake Palm Bog
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32
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7. Signal Petrified Wood
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34
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8. Desert Roses
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36
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9. Burro Creek Opalite
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38
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10. Burro Creek Pastelite
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40
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11. Burro Creek Apache Tears
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42
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12. Date Creek Quartz Crystals
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44
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13. Bagdad Agate and Jasper
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46
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14. Perkinsville Agate
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48
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15. Prescott Minerals
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50
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16. Copper Basin Minerals
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52
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17. Rock Butte Fossils
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54
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18. Crookton Road Onyx
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56
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19. Ash Fork Picture Stone
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58
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20. Crown King Minerals
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60
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Region II
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21. Parks Obsidian
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62
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22. Country Club Fossils
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64
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23. Jerome Calcite
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66
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24. Hull Canyon Fossils and Calcite
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70
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25. Perkinsville Road Fossils
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72
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26. Cottonwood Minerals
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74
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27. Mogollon Rim Fossils
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76
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28. Fossils From Pine
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78
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29. Camp Verde Area Minerals
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80
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30. East Verde Fossils
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82
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31. Payson Agate
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84
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32. Horton Petrified Coral
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86
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33. Roberts Mesa Fossils and Chert
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88
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34. Forest Lakes Fossils
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90
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35. Black Canyon Red Jasper
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92
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36. Houston Mesa Coral
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94
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Tumble Polishing Rocks
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96
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Color Photo Insert
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97
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37. Payson Geodes and Nodules
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106
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38. Christopher Creek Jasper
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108
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39. Rim Road Fossils
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110
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40. Perley Creek Fossils
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112
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41. Blue Ridge Reservoir
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114
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42. Woodruff Petrified Wood
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116
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43. Joseph City Petrified Wood
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118
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44. Winslow Petrified Wood
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120
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Region III
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45. Harquahala Mine Minerals
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122
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46. Plomosa Mountains
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124
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47. Brenda Jasper
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126
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48. Aguila Crystals
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128
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49. Wenden Marble
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130
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50. Bouse Hematite and Jasper
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132
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51. Plomosa Road Minerals
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134
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52. Moon Mountain Petrified Wood
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136
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53. Quartzsite Minerals
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138
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54. Crystal Hill
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140
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55. Big Horn Mountains Fluorite
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142
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56. Eagle Tail Mountains
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144
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57. Little Harquahala Mountains Chalcedony
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146
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58. Vulture Mine Region
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148
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59. Painted Rocks Agate and Minerals
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150
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60. Fourth of July Peak Agate
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152
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61. Saddle Mountains Fire Agate
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154
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62. Ghost Towns and Minerals
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156
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63. Wickenburg Nodules
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158
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64. Indian Pass Dumortierite
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162
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65. Palo Verde Fire Agate
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164
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66. Red Cloud Mine Area
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166
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67. Whipple Mountain Chalcedony
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168
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68. Big River Agate
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170
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Region IV
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69. Table Mountain Jasper
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172
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70. Cave Creek Agate and Jasper
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174
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71. Horseshoe Lake Black Agate
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176
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72. Sheep Crossing
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178
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73. Maricopa Green Jasper
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180
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74. Queen Valley Marble
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182
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75. Hayden Wulfenite
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184
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76. Dudleyville Minerals
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188
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77. Winkelman Fossils
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190
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78. Copper Country
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192
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79. Globe Onyx
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194
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80. Seneca Lake Serpentine
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196
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81. Black Hills Fire Agate
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198
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82. Pipeline Road Geodes
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200
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83. Clifton Fire Agate
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202
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84. Mule Creek Apache Tears
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204
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85. Geronimo Trail Geodes
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206
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86. Carlyle Mine Dumps
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208
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87. Round Mountain Fire Agate
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210
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88. Duncan Fire Agate
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212
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89. Joy Valley Fire Agate
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214
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90. Granite Gap Fluorescent Minerals
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216
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91. Gleeson Area Minerals
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218
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92. Dragoon Marble
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220
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93. St. David Selenite Clusters
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222
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94. Highway 90 Fossils
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224
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95. Carr Canyon Quartz Crystals
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226
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96. Ash Canyon Crystals
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230
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97. Providencia Canyon Rhodochrosite
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232
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98. Patagonia Minerals
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236
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99. Corral Nuevo Geodes
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238
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100. Cerro Prieto Wash Marble
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240
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101. Empire Mountains Travertine
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242
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102. Helvetia Mining District
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244
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103. Tucson Fossils
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246
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104. Saginaw Hill Minerals
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248
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Appendix A: A Partial List of Annual Arizona Gem Shows
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250
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Appendix B: Arizona Rockhound and Prospecting Clubs
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253
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Appendix C: Mineral Museums and Mining Tours
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255
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Glossary
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257
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Mineral Locator Index
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262
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