Tag: Mojave Desert
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Oh Where, Oh Where Did My Pupfish Go?
Beginning in the 1890s, much of the Amargosa region just east of Death Valley was extensively explored and mined for nitre, a naturally occurring nitrate, first used for gunpowder and later for glass, matches, explosives, and fertilizer. The sites included Zabriskie, Resting Springs, Tule Springs, Upper Canyon, Lower Canyon, Salt Spring, Saratoga, Round Mountain, Valley,…
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