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Cortaro gem agate
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Cortaro, AZ US
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Location Type: Public Access
Details: Here are the details given from the source: "CORTARO, SW on Cortaro Rd. to Picture Rock Rd., W to Wade Rd., then N to jct.
with Silver Bell Rd., turn W and pass gas line, first rd. S to Little Peak (Safford Peak due
W), park, area⎯gem agate (banded, moss, plume)."

Directions: The road names look fairly accurate from looking on Google Earth, but I couldn't located exactly where Little Peak was.

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Reference Info: "A Location Guide for Rockhounds in the United States" Collected by Robert C. Beste, 2005, Volume 1, page 31
Tags: gem agate, agate, moss agate, banded agate, plume agate, Cortaro, Arizona, Pima County

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Mr Mark - Jul 22, 2021 05:52:11 PM EST
Another rock hunting location gone.  This site is a subdivision now.


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