Story and photos by Lauritz A. Jensen, with photos also by Hans Gamma
This jasper boulder of prodigious proportions resides in the dry streambed of the West Fork of Sycamore Creek. The tan stripes are made up of ferruginous pigmented limestone. Huge jasper and quartz-agate boulders are also quite common in the washes.
Superb examples of cinnabar from the Sunflower Mine are most often associated with quartz. Additionally, significant quantities of opal are mixed in with the quartz.