Known for it's high quality fire agate gemstones and with it's rough often having multiple stacked layers of fire banding, Slaughter Mountain Fire Agate is well suited for gemstone carving purposes. The mine at Slaughter Mountain is known for producing exquisite fire agate gems, with intense color variations from bright reds and oranges to intense greens, purples and blues. The mountain, which is the highest point in the Gila Mountains, is over 6500 feet in elevation and lies within Graham County, Arizona.
The fire agate mineral deposit is located within the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, and it's mining can only be performed by members of the San Carlos Tribe. Slaughter Mountain was once one of the largest producing fire agate mines within the United States. Supplies of Slaughter Mountain fire agate rough are now very limited due to very little mining production. |