Patrisha Renz's Photo Gallery

VFA-5G1Quartz (Var: Chalcedony) SiO₂

Payson, Payson Mining District, Mazatzal Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA

Collected southwest of Payson in the upper Mazatzal wilderness area.

3.2 x 6.6 cm

538-H6DQuartz (Var: Chalcedony) SiO₂

Palo Verde Mine, Saddle Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

Specimen collected off the Agua Caliente Road in Maricopa County, AZ. Lightly tumbled.

5.7 x 3.8 cm

JA0-7PUChalcedony (Var: Fire Agate) SiO₂

Saddle Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

I collected this Saddle Mountain Fire Agate then learned not to tumble this type of stone.

6.4 x 3.8 cm

TXX-KELChalcedony (Var: Fire Agate) SiO₂

Saddle Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

Collected at Saddle Mountain, AZ. More pictures for this specimen.

5.1 x 3.8 cm

45X-4VTHematite Fe₂O₃ , Jasper

Pinnacle claims, Mills Cove Campground area, Theodore Roosevelt Dam area, Four Peaks Mining District, Mazatzal Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA

Dimensions: 4.5 inches x 4 inches x 1.5 inches

A side of a specimen collected at the northeast end of Roosevelt Lake. Mostly Hematite on this side.

4.5 x 4 x 1.5 inches

DTV-GKKAzurite Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂ , Chrysocolla Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄·nH₂O, x < 1

Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Dimensions: 7 cm x 7.6 cm x 2.5 cm

Collected in mine dumps out side Bisbee, Arizona.

7 x 7.6 x 2.5 cm

NFT-U9CBornite Cu₅FeS₄

Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Collected at the mine dumps outside of Bisbee, Arizona.

1.5 x 1.5 cm

Y3R-604Nephrite, Quartz SiO₂

Alcova area, Natrona County, Wyoming, USA

Dimensions: 5.1 cm x 6.4 cm x 3.8 cm

Found this in a dry river bed in 1975. Spent 20+ years in a fish aquarium.

Latitude:42.369543°
Longitude:-107.2450893°

Authenticated by a Jeffrey City Jade Mining operation.

5.1 x 6.4 x 3.8 cm

EAJ-9T3Quartz SiO₂

Diamond Point, Tonto Village, Gila County, Arizona, USA

I collected this from Diamond Point. The specimen is one of 3 double terminated quartz crystals on same stone. It measures 1.5cm wide by 2cm tall.

I have found several other Diamond Point crystals but am currently having a hard time capturing their pristine translucence. Will add later.

HWA-NLRQuartz (Var: Chalcedony) SiO₂ , Agate (Var: Agate-Jasper) SiO₂

Unnamed Chalcedony occurrence, Payson, Payson Mining District, Mazatzal Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA

Dimensions: 3.6 cm x 3.8 cm x 0.5 cm

Collected SE of Payson, Arizona at approx:

Address:Nf-454, Tonto National Forest, Payson, AZ 85541, USA
3.6 x 3.8 x 0.5 cm