Rockhounding Nevada
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgments
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vii
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Nevada Rockhounding Sites
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viii
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Map Legend
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ix
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About This Book
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xi
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Introduction - Welcome to Nevada
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1
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Finding Your Way
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3
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Have a Safe Trip
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3
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Rockhound Etiquette
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9
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Fluorescence and the Rockhound
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11
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Sights Along the Way
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13
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Sixteen Trips for the Intrepid Explorer
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23
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ROCKHOUNDING SITES IN NEVADA
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1. Cold Springs Valley Road: Chrysocolla, Malachite
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30
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2. Vicee Canyon: Feldspar, Granite
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31
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3. Pipeline Road: Agate
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33
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4. Hilltop: Agate
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34
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5. Gas Line Road: Agate
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36
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6. Chalcedony Hill: Chalcedony
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37
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7. Lahontan Reservoir: Agate
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39
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8. Weeks: Selenite
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41
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9. Old Highway: Selenite
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42
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10. Mason Pass Road A: Azurite
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44
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11. Mason Pass Road B: Malachite
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44
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12. Mason Pass Road C: Selenite
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46
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13. Mason Pass Road D: Epidote in Granite
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46
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14. Trinity Mountains A: Opal
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47
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15. Trinity Mountains B: Rhyolite, Opal, Agate
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49
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16. Eagle Picher Mine Area A: Opalized Wood, Agate, Opalite
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50
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17. Eagle Picher Mine Area B: Opalite
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52
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18. Eagle Picher Mine Area C: Opalite
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52
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19. Rochester: Fluorite
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54
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20. Coal Canyon Road A: Marble
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55
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21. Coal Canyon Road B: Dendrites
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57
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22. Cordero (McDermitt) Mine: Opalite, Sulfur, Cinnabar
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58
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23. Agate Hill: Agate
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59
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24. Agate Flat: Agate, Petrified Wood
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60
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25. Surprise Hill: Wood in Matrix
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26. Cottonwood Spring: Opalized Wood
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63
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27. Opal Wood Hill: Opalized Wood
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28. Gopher Holes: Agatized and Opalized Wood
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65
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29. Red Tailings: Opalite
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66
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30. Disaster Peak Road: Wonderstone
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68
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31. Denio Junction: Malachite, Azurite
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69
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32. Virgin Valley Turnoff: Apache Tears, Obsidian, Chalcedony
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33. Royal Peacock Mine: Precious Opal
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34. Rainbow Ridge Opal Mine: Precious Opal
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35. Opalite Hill A: Opalite
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36. Opalite Hill B: Opalite
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37. Route 34 - Cattleguard: Obsidian, Apache Tears
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38. Route 34 - Road Cut: Chalcedony, Agate, Obsidian
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80
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39. Route 34 - Rhyolite Castle: Obsidian
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82
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40. Route 34 - Obsidian Hill: Obsidian
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83
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41. Route 34 - Lost Creek Road: Obsidian
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83
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42. Pioche A: Calcite Crystals
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84
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43. Pioche B: Calcite Crystals
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44. Major's Place: Calcite
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45. Garnet Hill: Garnets
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46. Jackpot: Onyx
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47. Opal Spring: Opalized Wood
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91
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48. Texas Spring: Petrified Wood
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49. Contact: Malachite, Azurite
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93
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50. Deeth: Jasper
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51. Tuscarora: Calcite Crystals
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52. Copper Basin: Leaf Fossils
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53. Battle Mountain: Malachite, Azurite
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54. Daisy Creek: Petrified Wood
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100
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55. Wonderstone Mountain A: Wonderstone
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56. Wonderstone Mountain B: Wonderstone
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57. Green Mountain: Wonderstone, Green Rhyolite
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58. Bench Creek: Plant Fossils, Opal
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59. Buffalo Canyon A: Plant Fossils
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60. Buffalo Canyon B: Common Opal, Opalite
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61. Gabbs Wash: Jasper, Agate
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62. Kaiser Mine: Fluorite
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63. New York Canyon A: Fossils, Petrified Wood
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64. New York Canyon B: Malachite
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114
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65. Sodaville: Jasper, Petrified Wood
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115
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66. Kernick Mine: Selenite
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116
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67. Basalt: Petrified Wood, Jasper
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68. The Sump (Upper): Wood Casts
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69. The Sump (Lower): Petrified Wood
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70. Fish Lake Valley: Apache Tears
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71. Blair Junction: Petrified Wood
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72. Badlands: Agate, Wood, Chalcedony
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73. Crow Springs A: Apache Tears, Obsidian, Petrified Wood
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74. Crow Springs B: Apache Tears, Perlite (Mine)
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75. Crow Springs C: Petrified Wood, Apache Tears
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76. Gabbs Pole Line Road: Plant Fossils
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77. Tonopah A: Agate
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78. Tonopah B: Agate
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79. Lida Junction A: Chalcedony
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80. Lida Junction B: Fluorescent Chalcedony, Opalite
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81. Lida Junction C: Fluorescent Chalcedony
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82. Stonewall Pass A: Petrified Wood, Chalcedony
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83. Stonewall Pass B: Wood Casts, Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper
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84. Scotty's Junction A: Apache Tears
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85. Scotty's Junction B: Apache Tears
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86. Scotty's Junction C: Chalcedony, Apache Tears, Pumice
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87. Beatty: Fluorescent Chalcedony
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88. Carrara A: Blue Gray Quartz
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89. Carrara B: Phyllite
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90. Carrara C: Marble
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91. Valley of Fire A: Pale Blue Chalcedony
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92. Valley of Fire B: Agate, Chalcedony
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93. Henderson: Chalcedony, Selenite
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148
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94. Three Kids' Mine: Selenite
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149
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Appendix A: Sources for Maps
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151
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Appendix B: Glossary
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153
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About the Author
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156
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