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282<noscript><a 283 href="http://www.gemland.com/def19.htm">buttes</a></noscript>) in 284 and around 285 the <em> 286 Valley of 287 the Sun</em>, 288 in central 289 <a href="arizona.htm"> 290 Arizona</a>. 291 Find out 292 why the 293 Phoenix area 294 is such
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298<noscript><a 299 href="http://www.gemland.com/def29.htm">a special place</a> 300 </noscript>.<br /> 301 <br /> 302 <em><strong><font color="#FFFFFF">Explore it!</font></strong></em> 303 <font color="#FFFFFF"><strong>Click 304 on names</strong> 305 for some 306 great views 307 of the 308 Valley, 309 geological 310 information, 311 and 312 recommendations 313 for the most 314 scenic 315 resort 316 settings and 317 landscapes.<br /> 318 <br /> 319 </font>Each name connects you to a series of scenes. For more 320 geologic 321 information, 322 and a 323 <font color="#FFFFFF"> 324 FREE map 325 download, 326 please 327 <a href="#below"> 328 see below</a>*</font>.<br /> 329 <br /> 330 A separate map shows the <a href="hohokam.htm">ancient Hohokam 331 canal system</a>.</h1> 332 <h1 class="newStyle4"> 333 <font color="#FFFFFF"> 334 Visit the 335 NEW 336 <a href="superstition.htm"> 337 Superstition 338 Mountains 339 Interactive 340 Map</a>, 341 too! 342 This GemLand 343 quadrangle 344 lies just to 345 the east of 346 the map 347 below. 348 <a href="superstition.htm">>></a><strong><span class="style16"> </span></strong> 349 </font></h1> 350 <h1> 351 352 <span style="color: #FFFF99; font-weight: 700">CLICK 353 ON A NAME 354 ON THE MAP 355 ....</span></h1> 356 </td> 357 <td width="225" valign="top"> 358 <div align="center"> 359 <center> 360 <table border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" width="225"> 361 <tr> 362 <td width="100%"> 363 <div align="center"> 364 <center> 365 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100"> 366 <tr> 367 <td colspan="2" rowspan="2" valign="middle" align="right" width="11" height="11"><img src="images/curve3tl.gif" WIDTH="11" HEIGHT="11" /></td> 368 <td valign="middle" align="center" width="100%" height="2" bgcolor="#999966"><img src="images/clear.gif" WIDTH="1" HEIGHT="1" /></td> 369 <td colspan="2" rowspan="2" valign="middle" align="left" width="11" height="11"><img src="images/curve3tr.gif" WIDTH="11" HEIGHT="11" /></td> 370 </tr> 371 <tr> 372 <td valign="middle" align="center" width="100%" height="9"><img src="images/clear.gif" WIDTH="1" HEIGHT="1" /></td> 373 </tr> 374 <tr> 375 <td valign="middle" align="right" width="2" bgcolor="#999966"><img src="images/clear.gif" WIDTH="1" HEIGHT="1" /></td> 376 <td valign="middle" align="right" width="9"><img src="images/clear.gif" WIDTH="1" HEIGHT="1" /></td> 377 <td valign="middle" align="center"> 378 <div align="center"> 379 <center> 380 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="225"> 381 <tr> 382 <td valign="middle" align="center"> 383 <h2 align="center"><font color="#FFFFCC"><small>If you like rocks, gems, geology,</small><br /> 384 <small>hiking, & stars in the sky,<br /> 385
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Towering sun-blasted rock formations and exotic cacti abound in this northern region of the vast Sonoran Desert. </font></h1> 497 </td> 498 </tr> 499 </table> 500 </center> 501 </div> 502 </td> 503 </tr> 504 </table> 505 </center></div> 506 <div align="center"> 507 <center> 508 <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" width="100%" bgcolor="#FFFF00" style="background-color: #000000"> 509 <tr> 510 <td width="100%" style="text-align: left"> 511 <h1> 512 * There is 513 more 514 accompanying 515 information 516 on our 517 <a href="geohistory.htm"> 518 GeoHistory</a> 519 page. 520 <font color="#808000"> 521 (</font><strong><a href="vstalk/farallon.htm"><</a> 522 <a href="http://www.gemland.com/vstalk/vs35.htm"> 523 ></a></strong><font color="#808000">)</font><br /> 524 You can also download and print a more <a target="pop" onclick="popWindow(); if (newwindow !=null) newwindow.focus()" href="geostories/rocks.pdf"> 525 geologically 526 detailed 527 version of 528 this map</a> 529 and its 530 accompanying 531 <a target="pop" onclick="popWindow(); if (newwindow !=null) newwindow.focus()" href="geostories/rocks.pdf"> 532 color-coded 533 GeoHistory</a> 534 in PDF 535 format 536 (.7MB).<br /> 537 If you don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader (with which to view it), you 538 can download 539 it from the
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684 Seasons Resort</a>] [<a href="fourpeaks.htm">Goldfield 685 Mountains</a>]<br /> 686 [<a href="hedgpeth.htm">Hedgpeth Hills</a>] [<a href="hieroglyphics.htm">Hieroglyphic 687 Mountains</a>] 688 [<a href="hieroglyphics.htm">Lake Pleasant</a>]<br /> 689 [<a href="lookout.htm">Lookout 690 Mountain</a>] [<a href="pinnaclepeak.htm">McDowell 691 Mountains</a>] [<a href="moonhill.htm">Moon Hill</a>]<br /> 692 [<a href="mummy.htm">Mummy Mountain</a>] [<a href="northmtn.htm">North 693 Mountain</a>] [<a href="papago.htm">Papago Buttes</a>] 694 [<a href="squawpeak.htm">Phoenix Mountains</a>]<br /> 695 [<a href="squawpeak.htm">Piestewa Peak</a>] [<a href="redmtn.htm">Red 696 Mountain]</a> [<a href="camelback.htm">Royal Palms Inn</a>] [<a href="sanctuary.htm">Sanctuary 697 on Camelback Mtn</a>]<br /> 698 [<a href="sierra.htm">Sierra Estrella</a>] [<a href="trail.htm">South 699 Mountain</a>] [<a href="squawpeak.htm">Squaw Peak</a>]<br /> 700 [<a href="superstitionmtn.htm">Superstition Mountains</a>] 701 [<a href="tempe.htm">Tempe Butte</a>] [<a href="unionhills.htm">Union 702 Hills</a>]<br /> 703 [<a href="fourpeaks.htm">Usery Mountains</a>] [<a href="whitetanks.htm">White 704 Tank Mountains</a>]<br /> 705 <br /> 706 [<a href="boulders.htm">Carefree</a>] [<a href="blackmtn.htm">Cave 707 Creek</a>] [Chandler] [<a href="hedgpeth.htm">Glendale</a>] 708 [<a href="superstitionmtn.htm">Mesa</a>]<br /> 709 [<a href="westend.htm">Paradise Valley</a>] [<a href="phoenix.htm">Phoenix</a>] 710 [<a href="scottsdale.htm">Scottsdale</a>] [<a href="valley.htm">Sun 711 City</a>] [<a href="tempe.htm">Tempe</a>]</h1> 712 <h1 align="center">GemLand can be contacted at 713 <a href="mailto:[email protected]"> 714 [email protected]</a>.<br /> 715 Questions about this site or its design? Contact 716 the <a href="mailto:[email protected]">webmaster</a>.<br /> 717 <font color="#808000">-<{([010225])}>-</font></h1> 718 </td> 719 </tr> 720 </table> 721 </td> 722 <td style="width: 9px; height: 100%;"></td> 723 <td style="width: 2px; background-color: #999966; height: 100%; text-align: left;"> 724 <img alt="Turquoise, arizona, stones, geology, Sedona, Scottsdale, Phoenix, Tempe" src="images/clear.gif" width="1" height="1" /></td> 725 </tr> 726 <tr> 727 <td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height: 11px; width: 11px; text-align: right" valign="bottom"> 728 <img alt="Gem-Land, astronomy, diamonds, geology, stargazing, Sedona, Phoenix, Tempe" src="images/curve3bl.gif" width="11" height="11" /></td> 729 <td style="height: 9px; width: 100%;"></td> 730 <td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height: 11px; width: 11px; text-align: left" valign="bottom"> 731 <img alt="Gem Land, Southwest, gems, geology, stargazing, Scottsdale, Phoenix, Apache" src="images/curve3br.gif" width="11" height="11" style="float: none; text-align: center;" /></td> 732 </tr> 733 <tr> 734 <td style="height: 2px; background-color: #999966; width: 100%;"> 735 <img src="images/clrpxl.gif" width="1" height="1" /></td> 736 </tr> 737 </table> 738 </td> 739 </tr> 740 </table> 741 </td> 742 </tr> 743 </table> 744 </center></div> 745 </td> 746 </tr> 747 </table> 748 </div> 749 750 751 </td> 752 </tr> 753 </table> 754 </td> 755 </tr> 756 <tr> 757 <td style="height: 14px; width: 108px"> 758 <img alt="The Boulders, Camelback Inn, Royal Palms, Four Seasons, Arizona Biltmore, Seasons Resort, Sanctuary, Sanctuary Camelback, Scottsdale Princess, geology" src="images/glasiderock.jpg" width="108" height="24" /></td> 759 <td style="height: 14px; width: 24px; text-align: left;" valign="bottom"> 760 <img alt="geology tours, Sedona, Arizona geology, Superstition Mountains, geological tours, Arizona gems" src="images/hgcorlb.jpg" width="19" height="14" align="top" /></td> 761 <td style="height: 14px; width: 100%"></td> 762 </tr> 763 <tr> 764 <td colspan="4" style="background-image: url('images/hgsmcol.jpg')"> 765 <img alt="GemLand, arizona, Jerome, Sedona, geology, stargazing, Scottsdale, Phoenix, Tempe" src="images/hgsmrock.jpg" width="100" height="24" /></td> 766 </tr> 767 </table> 768 </td> 769 </tr> 770 </table> 771 </td> 772 </tr> 773</table> 774 775 776
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