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Cave Creek area cutoff road
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Cave Creek, AZ US
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Details: Here are some general details of collecting near Cave Creek Rd or cutoff road.  I don't know exactly what the directions mean, so I'll leave it up to you to interpret:  "
(a) SW 4 mi., both sides of rd.: agate, Gold,
orbicular jasper and Quartz; (b) W on cutoff rd. from jct. S of Cave Creek 1¼ mi., park, hill
on far side of creek: red jasper; (c) W 2½ mi. to N trending rd., on this road 1½ mi., area of
old Go John Mine: Gold, Silver, Copper minerals, red jasper and blue stained Quartz;
(d) NW 6½ mi., under power line to S trending private rd. (permission at house), go on it ¼
mi., area: Magnetite; (e) NW 10½ mi. (2 mi. N of Sears Ranch rd.), to wide wash, N side of
rd. on hillsides: agate; (f) in area about 1 mi. NE of a realty venture subdivision (2 mi. E
along Mours Blvd.), in area around small hill: white Headchese agate; (g) NW 11½ mi., on
E side of rd. many diggings and trails up and along a cross wash: scenic agate"
Directions:

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Reference Info: "A Location Guide for Rockhounds in the United States" Collected by Robert C. Beste, 2005, Volume 1, page 25
Tags: Cave Creek, Arizona, cutoff road, Cave Creek Rd., agate, gold, jasper, quartz, red jasper, silver, silver minerals, copper minerals, copper, blue stained quartz, blue-stained quartz, magnetite, Headchese agate, scenic agate, Maricopa County

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Wackjob - Apr 20, 2020 12:58:16 PM EST
These directions are as clear as mud


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