Rockhounding Nevada
by William A. Kappele
Rockhounding Nevada
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Nevada Rockhounding Sites |
viii
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| Map Legend |
ix
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| About This Book |
xi
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| Introduction - Welcome to Nevada |
1
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| Finding Your Way |
3
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| Have a Safe Trip |
3
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| Rockhound Etiquette |
9
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| Fluorescence and the Rockhound |
11
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| Sights Along the Way |
13
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| Sixteen Trips for the Intrepid Explorer |
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| ROCKHOUNDING SITES IN NEVADA | |
| 1. Cold Springs Valley Road: Chrysocolla, Malachite |
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| 2. Vicee Canyon: Feldspar, Granite |
31
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| 3. Pipeline Road: Agate |
33
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| 4. Hilltop: Agate |
34
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| 5. Gas Line Road: Agate |
36
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| 6. Chalcedony Hill: Chalcedony |
37
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| 7. Lahontan Reservoir: Agate |
39
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| 8. Weeks: Selenite |
41
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| 9. Old Highway: Selenite |
42
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| 10. Mason Pass Road A: Azurite |
44
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| 11. Mason Pass Road B: Malachite |
44
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| 12. Mason Pass Road C: Selenite |
46
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| 13. Mason Pass Road D: Epidote in Granite |
46
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| 14. Trinity Mountains A: Opal |
47
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| 15. Trinity Mountains B: Rhyolite, Opal, Agate |
49
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| 16. Eagle Picher Mine Area A: Opalized Wood, Agate, Opalite |
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| 17. Eagle Picher Mine Area B: Opalite |
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| 18. Eagle Picher Mine Area C: Opalite |
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| 19. Rochester: Fluorite |
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| 20. Coal Canyon Road A: Marble |
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| 21. Coal Canyon Road B: Dendrites |
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| 22. Cordero (McDermitt) Mine: Opalite, Sulfur, Cinnabar |
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| 23. Agate Hill: Agate |
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| 24. Agate Flat: Agate, Petrified Wood |
60
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| 25. Surprise Hill: Wood in Matrix |
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| 26. Cottonwood Spring: Opalized Wood |
63
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| 27. Opal Wood Hill: Opalized Wood |
63
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| 28. Gopher Holes: Agatized and Opalized Wood |
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| 29. Red Tailings: Opalite |
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| 30. Disaster Peak Road: Wonderstone |
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| 31. Denio Junction: Malachite, Azurite |
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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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| 39. Route 34 - Rhyolite Castle: Obsidian |
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| 40. Route 34 - Obsidian Hill: Obsidian |
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| 41. Route 34 - Lost Creek Road: Obsidian |
83
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| 42. Pioche A: Calcite Crystals |
84
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| 43. Pioche B: Calcite Crystals |
85
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| 44. Major's Place: Calcite |
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| 45. Garnet Hill: Garnets |
87
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| 46. Jackpot: Onyx |
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| 47. Opal Spring: Opalized Wood |
91
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| 48. Texas Spring: Petrified Wood |
91
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| 49. Contact: Malachite, Azurite |
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| 50. Deeth: Jasper |
94
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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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| 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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| 65. Sodaville: Jasper, Petrified Wood |
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| 66. Kernick Mine: Selenite |
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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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| 94. Three Kids' Mine: Selenite |
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| Appendix A: Sources for Maps |
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| Appendix B: Glossary |
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| About the Author |
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