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The Calico Mountains overlooking the Mojave Desert northeast of Barstow, Calif., provide one of the nation's most spectacular displays of colored rocks and clays. Known for their famous silver bonanzas of the 1880s, the Calico Mountains also have deposits of jasper, quartz, iron, manganese, and clays of different hues.
Sender
Tom Davis [California]
Recipient
Mother M.A. Rossi [San Diego, California]
Language of Message
English
Image File Location
P:\SDCW Postcard Collection\UnitedStates\California\CentralCalifornia-98B
Image File Size
1,221 KB
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Keywords
Mojave (Calif.), Calico Mountains (Calif.), Mountians, Deserts, Aerial views