Doc Long Picnic Area
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Details: There is some information about this in the "New Mexico rocks & minerals: the collecting guide (including maps)" By Frank S. Kimbler, Robert J. Narsavage. It is on page 17 and is location 11. It says you can find flourite and barite here. Go the book preview online at this google books location. It calls the site Doc Longs Recreational area.
Directions: From recreation.gov: "From Albuquerque drive east on I-40 approximately 7 miles to exit 175. Proceed north on Highway 14, 7 miles to Highway 536. Go west on Highway 536, 1-1/2 miles to Doc Long Picnic Ground. "
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GPS Coordinates (lat,long): ( 35°10'27.25"N, 106°22'33.72"W)
or (35.174236, -106.376033)
Google Map: (The GPS marker is intended to be approximate or best guess.)
Mindat Link: http://www.mindat.org/loc-49919.html
Tags: flourite barite doc longs picnic recreational area albuquerque new mexico tejano canyon sandia mountains bernalillo county baryte
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