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West, Nevada
Wonderstone Mountain, Fallon NV
Banded rhyolite
Mineral locality Documented siteLegal to collect
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Agates and jasperAlso reported: wonderstone rhyolite in orange, red, purple and cream bands, green rhyolite, volcanic bombs.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain).
Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: hill of flow-banded wonderstone rhyolite east of Fallon, promoted by Travel Nevada as an easy family collecting site
Travel Nevada's rockhounding feature describes the site and its material; mindat lists the locality
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Soft sand tracksSummer heat, no water or shade
navy training ranges east of hereHeed signs
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