agates Arizona agate

AGATES OF ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, AND NEW MEXICO

First and foremost, I am a rockhound. My greatest passion in life is the hunting, collecting, cutting, and polishing of beautiful agates. My favorite agate is banded or fortification agate, but I also like good moss, plume, tube, and sagenite agates too.
I always prefer to hand collect my own pieces, but occasionally I will purchase a nice agate slab or nodule if it is affordable, beautiful, and outside my personal collecting areas. I also sometimes trade with friends, and once in awhile, I buy or sell a piece on Ebay.
My collection may not be as big or as fabulous as some I've seen - but it is mine, and almost entirely hand collected in the field by myself.

I am located in central Arizona, and collect primarily throughout Arizona, California, and New Mexico. Fortunately, the Southwest is a prime area for good agate collecting, and I especially enjoy going the extra mile to find new and unexplored areas whenever possible. I have been to most generally known western agate locations, plus a few that I suspect may have been long forgotten by the oldtimers.

Also, coming in April 2010 will be the publication of my first book on rocks, gems, and mineral collecting. It will include information on all aspects of the lapidary arts with information on field collecting, values, and identification of many rocks and minerals, with hundreds of color photos for easy identification.

Please feel free to EMAIL me if you are interested in trading quality agates.

To view my official jewelry website, go to www.tempemonon.com

For website design, go to www.industrialrevolutiondesign.com

I hope you enjoy my collections, and as always - ROCK ON!