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New Mexico
Ricolite Gulch, Redrock
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: ricolite serpentine, talc.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Banded green serpentine (ricolite) outcrop on the Gila River quarried since the 1880s
Distinct New Mexico lapidary material documented in state literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
river crossing, remoteness
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