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LocalitiesArizona, USA
23rd Feb 2012 17:40 UTCAnonymous User
23rd Feb 2012 18:25 UTCChester S. Lemanski, Jr.
Our group has been collecting Arizona for almost 20 years now. We do not go after agate per se, but if we find it, we collect it. There are still many places to collect and it would take a lot of time to list them. You need a 4-wheel drive to get to most collecting localities. I trust that are familiar with the critters which start coming out of hybernation in March. You should have a full set of tools, safety equipment, emergency survival equipment, a first aid kit (including a snake-bite kit), boxes (flats) and wrapping materials. Don't collect on private land (or cross it) without permission.
24th Feb 2012 02:03 UTCAnonymous User
24th Feb 2012 14:53 UTCChester S. Lemanski, Jr.
A good spot to go to from Tucson is the Ford Mine in Tucson Wash in the town of Mammoth. The wash is at the N side of town. Once in the wash continue straight up it . The wash narrows, keep going. Near the head of the wash, on the right side is the mine. It is quite obvious from all of the collector activity. If you can bring a scaling bar or long crow bar to pry material off the walls it will be the best collecting. The vein outcrops on the wall where the old mine adit is. It should be very rewarding with fantastic wulfenites, vanadinites, etc.
26th Feb 2012 03:45 UTCAnonymous User
26th Feb 2012 05:04 UTCLinda Smith
26th Feb 2012 13:15 UTCChester S. Lemanski, Jr.
8th Nov 2019 02:23 UTCKevin Conroy Manager
Warning: it's a bit awkward to use. However, after you click on the first letter of a location that you're interested in, scroll through the list to see if it's there. After you view a photo just use your "back" button on your keyboard and select another photo.
8th Nov 2019 12:53 UTCRolf Luetcke Expert
We are near Benson Arizona and the Gypsum is abundant in this area and many places are still open for collecting. As was also said, too many places to list here. Mindat is a great source though for looking at places and putting in a County or smaller location will often show what can be gotten there. Good luck and have fun.
8th Aug 2020 09:51 UTCAndy Kazoo
Greetings-
I know this is an old post but I'd figure I'd try for some replies anyway:
I live in Tucson and have recently started on my mineral collecting adventure. The information posted here in this thread already has been very helpful. For example I plan to go visit the Ford Mine in Mammoth this weekend. I haven't checked if there are any active claims in that area as of 2020 but will do so before I head out. I'll also check if that area of the wash is private property as well, but like Mr. Lemanski stated I think with waterways (well, sometimes waterways, at least here, haha) access to them shouldn't be an issue unless the area is posted. I've searched the area on the site here and there are several places that seem promising, but I was hoping someone might be able to direct me to some other areas that would be worth checking out. I'm sure it will be a lot of trial and error in the end finding decent places to collected a few mineral samples though. I'm interested of course in the classic things this area has to offer such as wulfenite and vanadinite etc. Also if anyone has some good places to search for malachite and chrysocolla within the state at large it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance for any responses,
Andy
8th Aug 2020 12:17 UTCChris Rayburn
19th Nov 2020 13:56 UTCSean W Dougherty
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