Rocks Across The Street From The Casino

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Science Do It Yourself Geology Desert Hike Magnetite Manganesse Hematite Chrysacolla

It's so hot the black magnatite in this case turned into manganese oxide. These mines are circa 1910 during the Alunite craze before Hoover Dam was even a thing. The Casino is a patented claim for chrysacolla before Hoover Dam was a thing too and inside the National Recreation Area.

Free Geologic Map:
https://pubs.nbmg.unr.edu/Geologic-Boulder-Beach-quad-p/m081.htm

Billy Strings on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QUnAlzPj7BA

Billy Strings on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qG1coI9RLJI

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