On the road again

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Crown King Minerals in Arizona, Afton Canyon in California, Oregon's Biggs, and Montour Fossil PIT in Pennsylvania are among the best places with various mineral deposits. Travel guides for miners are detailed.

Author: Mitchell, James R.
California, Description and travel, Natural resources, Travel books, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Mineral deposits, Mines and mineral resources, Mining

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Providence Canyon, Arizona rhodochrosite

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Instructions are offered for making a field trip to Providence Canyon in southern Arizona to collect pink rhodochronite and pyrite crystals.

Author: Mitchell, James R.
Arizona, Excerpt, Gems, Precious stones, Gem Trails of Arizona (Book)

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Cooks Peak, New Mexico

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Collecting Carnelian agate, alongside a 20-mile stretch off of Highway 26 northeast of Deming, NM, can yield gem-quality stones.

Author: Mitchell, James R.
New Mexico, Column, Natural history, Jewelry making, Agates, Deming, New Mexico

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Subjects list: Arizona, Recreation, Collections and collecting
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