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waning moon Posts: 34
1/4/2014
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Calcite Vein
Slit Trench following vein
Calcite Mine
Salton Sea
Sphinx on way up
Mine Tailings
Badlands, San Felipe Wash, Borrego Mtn in foreground
Set up for the winter season a couple months ago, taking quite a few trips including this drive up to Calcite Mine, been a long time, very nice. No one else up there except two young hikers just heading down, spent afternoon peacefully walking around.
See everyone else has been busy, enjoy the postings
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ziphius Posts: 911
1/4/2014
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Nice trip, nice photos. Wish I had more time to be out there right now.
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2609
1/5/2014
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Looks like it was a great day...thanks for sharing...
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anutami Posts: 491
1/5/2014
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nice!
Have you ever checked out the wash to the north? There is a pretty nice mine you can walk into with some nice calcite veins
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2609
1/5/2014
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That is pretty cool Nolan, I did not know they were there..will need to check them out for sure..thanks!
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DesertWRX Posts: 135
1/6/2014
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Nolan (anutami) wrote:
nice!
Have you ever checked out the wash to the north? There is a pretty nice mine you can walk into with some nice calcite veins
Is this due north of where Waning Moon has his vehicle parked?
Beautiful up there. Camped with my buggy up there once. Loved it!
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anutami Posts: 491
1/6/2014
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Yes, about where the purple marker is. The tricky part is finding a safe way down but it can be done.
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DesertWRX Posts: 135
1/6/2014
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Here is My Tracks up to where I camped. I see the mine is not too far away from there.
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waning moon Posts: 34
1/6/2014
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Hello Nolan,
I would like to have gone up to the other mine, but would not make it back out, too far and never make the climb back up. But I do not need to, your photos are beautiful, love the crystals, looks like a couple of spars are in the cluster, people must be chipping away at it still.
I plan on going back sometime, but by palm canyon, side trip up North fork to see sheep tanks again, then maybe to the upper mine by the wash, I keep making plans.
And to all who expressed charitable comments on my photography. Thank you, I know they are just tourist grade, never really took photos until I stumbled upon this forum, still learning, As I have expressed before love all of your posts/photos, fantastic hike reports, you guys are the pros, get to experience places I will never make it to.
Thanks
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rockhopper Posts: 668
1/9/2014
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I drive by there alot. Need to check that out. My Geology book says the calcite formation happened quite rapidly.
Hot fluid calcium rushed up new cracks in host rock ( earthquake ). But where did the calcite come from? An old sea bottom super heated the ancient shell bed into liquid?
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