Where to Find Quartz in Arizona

Arizona has 6 mapped collecting spots that report quartz, spread across 4 counties. The largest share sits in Maricopa County County with 2 spots. 6 of the spots are on land mapped as publicly accessible.

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 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. The combination of published geology, a defined 35-acre collection area, and a 10-pound-per-person daily limit makes it one of Arizona's strongest legal quartz localities.
Kingman Feldspar Mine
Mohave County County
Kingman Feldspar Mine represents northwestern Arizona pegmatite collecting, with documented feldspar-quartz workings and rare-earth allanite from the Kingman area. It rounds out the top 10 because the mineral suite, microcline, quartz, and allanite, is geologically different from Arizona's better-known fire agate, turquoise, and placer-gold localities.

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
~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
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 Maricopa County County, Yavapai County County, and Gila County County. Every spot on this page appears on the map above with coordinates and access notes.

How many quartz spots are mapped in Arizona?+

6 spots across 4 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. 6 of the 6 mapped spots here sit on land marked public. 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.