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Royston Turquoise District (Otteson)

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Royston turquoise (blue-green with brown matrix).

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

Why this spot

Cretaceous

Famous Nevada turquoise fee-dig operation.

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