Dwarves Earth Treasures: Mulligan Peak Agates, Clifton, Greenlee Co., Arizona

Mulligan Peak Agates
South-west side of Mulligan Peak, Clifton, Greenlee Co., Arizona

The western foothills of the Mulligan Peak is well known for producing white to gray banded agates sometimes tinted with lavender, red and purple. There're not any easy routes to the Mulligan Peak itself even there was a road there. The best route to the Mulligan Peak is to hike for at least 2 miles via the Limestone Glutch along the northern side of the peak from Clifton before climbing up one of the ravines to the agate fields. It's possible to find some in the washes coming down from the Mulligan Peak.
The agates found there are typically small, but some larger agates have been found weathered from a specific basalt bed at the foot of the peak itself. Several varieties of jaspers and agates with brown to red plume, black sagenite and moss inclusions have been found at several spots around the peak. Anywhere else are just druzy quartz coated chalcedony pieces or none at all. The soil around the peak is quite thin that anyone won't get much even with digging and they would end up hitting the basalt outcrops just below the soil. It's possible to break down the agate-bearing basalt beds to get at the agates. There is a claim (or two?) somewhere there so please don't trespass if you see any signs.
Purplish to grayish "Night Sky" Agates are from the east side of the peak but under claim (Please don't trepass).

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Almost there..	Agates all over	It's snowing in April?!

"Night Sky" Agate from the East Side of the peak (under claim)


Still the largest I have found so far. Found February 2008	Deep Purple color. I found this when it was snowing! Found in April 2012	Agate with mossy inclusions Found in April 2012

Found in April 2012	Purple geodes Found in March 2008	Found in March 2009

Quite detailed Found in February 2008	Red color with bit of sagenite Found in March 2009	Found in February 2008

Typical agates Found in March 2009	What kind of dragon is is this?! Found in March 2009	Most common type Found in March 2009

vein agate from south side. Found in April 2012	With plume-like inclusions	Red and white agate with inclusions March in 2009

Pink agate with inclusions March in 2009		Large agate from the south-west side of Mulligan Peak.