Duncan, AZ opal and the Pollyanna Mine

Field Collecting: Out of Lordsburg, NM

Duncan, AZ
Greenlee County
"Common Opal"

NOTE: Please DO NOT ask for directions to the collecting locations below! Most, if not all, of this information can be obtained from the following guide books.

"Rock Collecting near Lordsburg, New Mexico" by Dave Millis
Can be purchased at the Border Rock Shop, 980 East Motel Drive, Lordsburg, NM 88045 (505)542-3724

"Minerals, Fossils, and Fluorescents of Arizona" by Neil Bearce
Can be purchased on Amazon.com

[2005]

Roadcut on State Road 75 out of Duncan, AZ The common opal here varies in color from white to gray to greenish gray and from chocolate brown to an orange-brown. Most of the almost clear to white to greenish gray fluoresces a bright lime-green under long-wave UV light. The dark brown to dark orange doesn't show much fluorescence.

[2005]

Ron and Fay Burke (GMS members) were the newest Roving Rockhound members from Tennessee.

[2005]

Common Opal out crop. The clear white to lite green fluoresces a brilliant lime green. Sometimes you can find a hint of fire (precious opal) in a specimen that you liberate from one of the opal boulders.

[2005]

MORE SPECIMEN PICTURE(S) TO FOLLOW. . .

Duncan, AZ
Pollyanna Mine
Greenlee County
"Massive green and purple Fluorite"

[2005]

Parking at the Pollyanna and digging in the tailing piles.
Judy Ruddock taking a picture.

Digging for green and purple fluorite.
(L to R) Roger and Mary Pittard, Pat Lucas and Aggie the dog!

[2005]

Vic digging up the big ones. . .
(L to R) Darrel Young, Judy Ruddock, Joyce, Joan Sperber, Marie Anderson, and Vic Anderson

[2005]

Large chunks of massive green and purple fluorite.

After the specimen was cleaned of all the mud. . . . .
Purple and blue/green flourite

NOTE: Please DO NOT ask for directions to this collecting location! Most, if not all, of this information can be obtained from the following guide books.

"Rock Collecting near Lordsburg, New Mexico"
by Dave Millis
Can be purchased at the Border Rock Shop, 980 East Motel Drive, Lordsburg, NM 88045 (505)542-3724

"Minerals, Fossils, and Fluorescents of Arizona"
by Neil Bearce

Can be purchased on Amazon.com