Sasco Cemetery

 

Graveyard for the Sasco company town and outlying region. Many of the plain white crosses are attributed to the anonymous victims of an influenza pandemic in 1918.

The hand-carved inscription reads:

"Cuate"

Jose Jesus Duarte

Dec 1885 - Apr 25, 1973

Cook

Backcountry Trash Talk

Or perhaps indicative of an unhealthy obsession.

Either way, go with what you know.

Sasco

Sasco was an early 1900s ore smelting facility near the Silverbell mountains.

Ore bins, which also doubled as supports for an elevated rail system.

Rumored to be the local jail. Ragged Top mountain is visible in the distance.

Remains of the Hotel Rockland.

Precious antique cans.

Warning

Wrong way on the right of way. Keep on!

Esoterizona Stones 10

Muoro Fluoro

Calcite (red), scheelite (blue), and caliche (yellow). 

7"x5"x4" Shortwave UV and white light. (Pinal County)

Mica on schist with unidentified fluorescent minerals. 

4"x3"x1.5" Shortwave UV and white light. (Pima County)

Probably calcite. 5"x3"x1.5" (Used Book Store - $8)

Shortwave UV, longwave UV, and white light. 5"x4"x1"

Minerals not yet identified. (Pima County)

Chalcedony, shortwave UV. 7"x4"x7" (Pinal County)

Prickly Poppy

Southwestern Prickly Poppy blooms in Las Cienegas NCA. (Argemone Pleiacantha)

Esoterizona Stones 9

Fluorescent Minerals

Calcite (red) and aragonite (green). Shortwave UV and white light. (Santa Cruz County)

The bright green color is activated by the presence of uranium. (Santa Cruz County)

Closeup of calcite. (Santa Cruz County)

A glimmer of aragonite on a white-blue fluorescent background. (Santa Cruz County)