Rock Hounds

Finders, keepers for Verde Valley rockhounds
When the monsoon rains start coming, Verde Valley rockhounds come running. And from first rainfall, there is no time for games for rockhounds, or amateur geologists, when it comes to hunting for buried treasure.

Don’t let the arid Verde Valley fool you; there is more to it than meets the eye — nestled underneath layers of basalt, sandstone and other sediment or hiding in plain sight. When the valley receives generous rainfall, treasures, such as geodes and fossils of dimetrodon footprints that are 295 to 272 million years old, begin to wash up. These riches are what many rockhounds are after.

Finders, keepers for Verde Valley rockhounds - Sedona Red Rock News When the monsoon rains start coming, Verde Valley rockhounds come running. And from first rainfall, there is no time for games for rockhounds, or amateur geologists, when it comes to hunting for buried treasure. Don’t let the arid Verde Valley fool you; there is more to it than meets the eye — n...

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