tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580535262438800419.post5517618811086060021..comments2022-05-01T16:37:31.116-06:00Comments on Utah Rockhound Guide: Our Vacation to Payson, ArizonaDave Cannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650073170049452863noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580535262438800419.post-71657633288198172082008-12-19T08:24:00.000-07:002008-12-19T08:24:00.000-07:00Cliff,I found this excerpt from a USGS site:"Perid...Cliff,<BR/><BR/>I found this excerpt from a USGS site:<BR/><BR/>"Peridot Mesa, located on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation east of Globe in Gila County, is the most productive locality for peridot in the world. A second Arizona location from which peridot is recovered is Buell Park Apache County, Arizona, about 16 kilometers north of Fort Defiance. However, it is estimated that 80% to 95% of the world's production of peridot comes from the San Carlos Reservation."<BR/>http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/gemstones/sp14-95/peridot.html<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, only Native Americans from the San Carlos reservation are allowed to mine the peridot on that land. I'll look around and try to find other sources for it in Arizona though.Dave Cannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02650073170049452863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580535262438800419.post-81314060918446439442008-12-18T21:57:00.000-07:002008-12-18T21:57:00.000-07:00where did u find the peridot in arizona,I do rock ...where did u find the peridot in arizona,I do rock hound some where i go down in the winter from washington stateUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03677455061860504840noreply@blogger.com