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Payson, Arizona

Diamond Point crystal collection site

Payson, Arizona, Arizona. Crystal Collection Site.

Details

Where
Payson, Arizona, AZ. No street address stated. Directions
Fees
Open for small scale collection; Collection for commercial use is not authorized.
Access
Open for small scale collection within 35-acre area; site disturbance must not exceed 4 x 4 x 8 inches; no digging within 6 feet of any tree.
Walk-in or reserve
None required. Walk-in public collection under posted rules.
Phone
602-225-5200
Managed by
Tonto National Forest (USFS).

Public collection area for doubly terminated quartz crystals (locally called Herkimer or Payson diamonds, though they are clear quartz), weathered out of cavities in the Martin Formation along Diamond Rim.

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