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Marble quarry scrap, Crystal River

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

MarblesMarbles
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

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

Why this spot

Yule Marble valley where snow-white quarry scrap litters the river and old tramways

The historic quarry town of Marble is well documented; scrap picking is a local custom.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

river crossings, quarry traffic

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