Castle Hot Springs treasures
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Details: Here is what the source says: "MORRISTOWN, NE 21.9 mi. on gravel rd. towards Castle Hot Springs: 1) then 1.9
mi. N, park at trail entrance to old mine, walk steeply uphill about 1¼ mi., area: Calcite,
Manganite, Pyrolusite, Quartz crystals, etc.; 2) note pegmatite outcrops on roadsides
from entrance into mts.: Mica, Garnet, Hornblende, Feldspar and black Tourmaline;
3) area both sides of rd. all the way from Morristown to Castle Hot Springs: agate,
chalcedony, chert, jasper and Schorl; 4) Castle Hot Springs (see in Yavapai Co.), (a) in
area just above hotel, in creek to S, (b) and in draws off main canyon where stream
flows: jasper, agate and quartz crystals; 5) Champie Ranch, go N on road (fee): agate
nodules; 6) road from Castle Hot Springs S along the Agua Fria R., prospect anywhere on
both sides of rd.: quartz family gemstones abundant. (This entire region is blanketed
with cholla cactus, extremely difficult to penetrate, and the best specimens seem invariably
to lie under the largest cacti.)"
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GPS Coordinates (lat,long): ( 33°59'0.12"N, 112°21'37.60"W)
or (33.983366, -112.360444)
Google Map: (The GPS marker is intended to be approximate or best guess.)
Tags: agate, calcite, manganite, pyrolusite, quartz, mica, garnet, feldspar, black tourmaline, schorl, chalcedony, jasper, chert, Agua Fria River, Champie Ranch, Morristown, Arizona, Maricopa county, Yavapai county, pegmatite, outcrops, pegmatite outcrops
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