AThe Round Mountain BLM
Rockhound area is actually better known for its Fire
Agates and as a result, there are scarce mentions of "pink
agates" coming from the area in most books. After having
obtained some "Pink Agate" rough, research and
explorations had been carried in an attempt to locate the
exact source of the pink agates somewhere at the eastern
foothills of Engine/Round Mountains south of Duncan, just
off the Az/NM border. The basalt beds are widespread, all
the way to Black Hills and Mulligan Peak and many
locations along the basalt beds are rich in chalcedony
(pink, white, brown, yellow) with some coming with "Fire
Agates" features. As of March 2009, the site finally has
been located where I have found four pink agates and
continued to find some more afterward.
The agates are
typically clear to white often with "waterlines" features
and a small percentage of those agates will produce
varying pink to lavender colors. The interesting feature
of those agates is that each band of the agates are not
solid, but instead, heavily dotted (or spherical in some
cases). Few agates with black, orange, yellow and red
plumes had been found there. After
December 2012, a few claims had been filed on some places
so please avoid those claims unless you have permission.
There are plenty area around the claims you can search.
It's on BLM so 25-pound limit for personal use only rules
apply.
