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Crystal Peak, Dog Valley CA
Quartz diggings near Verdi
Crystal locality Documented siteLegal to collect
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: feldspar.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: pegmatite-quartz hill in Dog Valley just over the state line from Verdi NV, a Reno-area favorite for clear and milky quartz
Reno rockhounding guides and trip videos document quartz digging at the old Crystal Peak mine workings; not to be confused with Crystal Peak, Colorado
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Rough forest roadsSnow closes access much of winter, old pits and glassy sharp quartz
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