PhxDT Report post Posted March 3, 2016 My son is taking a ton of interest in geology (he's 6), and he has been wanting to get out and search for all the rocks where AZ is known to have them. I heard that there are more meteorites are found in AZ than any other state. Anyone have pics of cool stones they've found in their travels? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sherman Report post Posted March 3, 2016 My wife likes to collect rocks as well I know the white one is an opal and and that is the only one i know she knows them if you're ever in the Benson area go by the Benson feed store that guy is a geologist and loves to talk about rocks everytime we find one we take it in there and he can tell us exactly where we found it 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AverageJoe Report post Posted March 3, 2016 I always run into something interesting around payson. I have found 50lb quartz crystals in certain areas. Also like going to the closed down mines around prescott. Interesting stuff for sure. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.270 Report post Posted March 3, 2016 All I ever find is leaverite. Lark 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted March 3, 2016 My son is taking a ton of interest in geology (he's 6), and he has been wanting to get out and search for all the rocks where AZ is known to have them. I heard that there are more meteorites are found in AZ than any other state. Anyone have pics of cool stones they've found in their travels? One reason AZ has so many meteorites is our arid climate. Most meteorites are iron, iron rusts away. Best place to find some is in Franconia, AZ using a metal detector.http://www.meteorite-times.com/bobs-findings/franconia-before-the-gold-rush/"] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tucson John Report post Posted March 3, 2016 No pic's but I've been picking up cool looking rocks for years! I just checked out a book at the library called "Gem Trails of Arizona", by James Mitchell. It's got lots of good info and maps to gem rich areas. You might want to check it out. TJ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muledeerarea33? Report post Posted March 3, 2016 All I ever find is leaverite. Lark I got a bunch of jafrs and leaverites Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
25-06 Report post Posted March 3, 2016 All I ever find is leaverite. Lark I got a bunch of jafrs and leaverites I can find leaverite from my couch to my deer camp. But I gotta ax what is jafrs? I am guessin it's either your spellin ain't right or ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billrquimby Report post Posted March 3, 2016 Many years ago there used to be a place near Globe where people could pay a fee and dig apache tears (black obsidian stones). Googling "apache tear stones" will bring up several photos and lots of information that you could show and read to your son. I don't know if the place still is open to the public, but if I were six years old and interested in rocks I'd love to take my little bucket and tiny shovel and spend an hour or so digging there. Amanda may know more about the place. Bill Quimby 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted March 3, 2016 A friend of mine who passed away a couple years back was a real rock hound. He had found huge veins of turquoise, all kinds of neat rocks. I'll see if I can find some of his tumbled stones and post pix. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted March 3, 2016 Many years ago there used to be a place near Globe where people could pay a fee and dig apache tears (black obsidian stones). I recall digging there too, Bill Friends of mine were just up there I think the Picket Post Trail and found lots of obsidian. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muledeerarea33? Report post Posted March 3, 2016 All I ever find is leaverite. Lark I got a bunch of jafrs and leaverites I can find leaverite from my couch to my deer camp. But I gotta ax what is jafrs? I am guessin it's either your spellin ain't right or ? jafr, it's what's know as just another frieking rock. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mocha1545 Report post Posted March 3, 2016 Many years ago there used to be a place near Globe where people could pay a fee and dig apache tears (black obsidian stones).I recall digging there too, Bill Friends of mine were just up there I think the Picket Post Trail and found lots of obsidian. Used to go there as a kid. We polished them all up and made jewelry. Poor Mom got a lot of tacky obsidian jewelry for years! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted March 3, 2016 Many years ago there used to be a place near Globe where people could pay a fee and dig apache tears (black obsidian stones).I recall digging there too, Bill Friends of mine were just up there I think the Picket Post Trail and found lots of obsidian. Used to go there as a kid. We polished them all up and made jewelry. Poor Mom got a lot of tacky obsidian jewelry for years! That's funny Wink! My granddad had a rock tumbler. We had so many Apache Tears and geodes they were placed in rock gardens and made great slingshot ammo, too. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildwoody Report post Posted March 3, 2016 That's right leaverite where you found it... theres a lot of cool stuff up on colcord road 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
