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Fish Lake Valley apache tears, Coaldale

Mineral locality Documented siteLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: apache tear obsidian, perlite.

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

Why this spot

Perlite hills near Coaldale Junction studded with obsidian nodules

Frequently cited western Nevada apache tear ground in rockhound guides.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

heat, washboard roads

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