Where to Find Quartz in Arizona

Arizona has 10 mapped collecting spots that report quartz, spread across 6 counties. The largest share sits in La Paz County with 2 spots. 9 of the spots are on land mapped as publicly accessible, and 1 is a fee-dig site.

Spot list checked against source data on April 1, 2026.

Standout quartz spots in Arizona

Hand-picked from the full list below, with the reason each one earns a trip.

Area around Diamond Point Lookout
Gila County
Diamond Point is a managed Forest Service crystal site where clear, doubly terminated quartz crystals weather out of cavities in the Devonian Martin Formation.
Crystal Hill Area, Kofa National Wildlife Refuge
La Paz County
Crystal Hill is the only place on the 665,400-acre Kofa National Wildlife Refuge where recreational rock and mineral collecting is permitted, per the USFWS Public Use and Hunting Regulations, which restrict it to a designated 1.5-square-mile area and prohibit collecting across the entire remainder of the refuge.
Kingman Feldspar Mine
Mohave County
Kingman Feldspar Mine represents northwestern Arizona pegmatite collecting, with documented feldspar-quartz workings and rare-earth allanite from the Kingman area.

Best counties for quartz in Arizona

Ranked by the number of mapped quartz spots. County links open the full rockhounding page for that county.

Every quartz spot we track in Arizona

Sorted by county. Coordinates open in Google Maps.

Spot	County	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
Area around Diamond Point LookoutForest Road 65	Gila County	Quartz	34.2864, -111.1935	Public
Crystal Hill Area, Kofa National Wildlife RefugeCrystal Hill Road	La Paz County	Quartz	33.5269, -114.1165	Public
South Geronimo Mine	La Paz County	Wulfenite Vanadinite Mimetite Cerussite Willemite Fluorite Calcite Quartz +1 more	33.1164, -114.6133	Paid / fee
~4 mi. SW of Cave Creek townBrawling Badger Trail	Maricopa County	Agate Gold Jasper Quartz	33.7824, -111.9979	Public
Road along Agua Fria RiverWadell Canal Cap	Maricopa County	Quartz	33.8098, -112.2699	Public
Kingman Feldspar Mine	Mohave County	Allanite Microcline Quartz	35.2696, -114.0611	Public
Mineral MountainNorth Reymert Road	Pinal County	Amethyst Copper Quartz	33.2298, -111.2095	Public
Sandman RoadNorth Sandman Road	Pinal County	Amethyst Copper Quartz	33.1192, -111.2627	Public
Area around hotelCastle Hot Springs Road	Yavapai County	Jasper Agate Quartz	33.9815, -112.3624	Public
Date Creek area	Yavapai County	Agate Garnet Jasper Limonite Quartz	34.2126, -113.0498	Public

Before you go

Read the quartz identification guide so you know what a keeper looks like in the field: Quartz in the encyclopedia.

Quartz in Arizona FAQ

Where can you find quartz in Arizona?+

The mapped spots concentrate in La Paz County, Maricopa County, and Pinal County. Every spot on this page appears on the map above with coordinates and access notes.

How many quartz spots are mapped in Arizona?+

10 spots across 6 counties. The RockHoundR app keeps the same spots on an offline map with public land overlays, geology layers, and your saved finds.

Is it legal to collect quartz in Arizona?+

Hand collecting of common rocks and minerals in small amounts for personal use is generally allowed on BLM and U.S. Forest Service land, with limits set by the local field office. National parks, most state parks, and tribal land are closed to collecting. 9 of the 10 mapped spots here sit on land marked public, and 1 is a fee-dig operation where you pay for access and keep what you find. Always confirm current rules with the managing agency before you dig.

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Hunt quartz in Arizona with the map in your pocket

RockHoundR puts these spots on an offline map with BLM and Forest Service overlays, geology layers, and a log for your finds.