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Apache Tears (Deming / Little Florida Mtns)

Mineral locality Documented siteLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Apache tears (obsidian nodules), perlite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Tertiary

Obsidian nodules in the Little Florida Mountains.

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