Right on Dave
Peridot is one of my favorite gems
The island of Zabargad
Located in Egypt was source for peridot in those times
www.mindat.org/article.php/2053/Peridot+from+St.+John%27s+_+Zabargad+IslandIt seem like your ‘wandering’ on Google
Is taking you on your own Coronado Trail expedition
through southeastern portion of Arizona
Here’s a link to aerial view of Maricopa County dating back to the 1930’s
you may enjoy
gis.maricopa.gov/MapApp/GIO/AerialHistorical/index.htmlI like to scan for depressed areas (like kimberlite pipes)
Which I guess is how peridot gets to the surface of the earth
And yes San Carlos is a Indian reservation
going back to 1880’s
Not a very happy or noble story
about how that came about
This vile of peridot
was purchased from Stevie
At the Anthem rock show
I’ve never opened the vile to spread out the stones.
Afraid I’d spill them or be able to get them back in.
But the one I fished out is hard, slippery, smooth, crystalline