The Graffiti was from the 1995 movie the Prophecy thay filmed a scene in that cave and shot the movie in superior but agreed thay should have cleaned it
That’s insane! Thanks so much for the additional info! I had no idea that movie was filmed around Superior. I’ll have to watch it again! Pinning you comment to the top so others can know about it.
@Regan Outdoors thanks! Watch for the scen supposedly in a mine it's actually the obsidian cave once you see both you will recognize it. the school in the movie was the old superior high school I'm from Tempe I was in high school when it was filmed we went out there to see them film at the school Christopher walkins. Was so nice to all the people that showed up to watch. Bit of helpful information the hill directly across from the mine to the south west has some extremely nice apache tears thanks for the mention
I lived in Arizona for 4 years and my sister n her husband where in the mineral business. Then I become a rock hound and fell in love with the hobby unfortunately I live in eastern Massachusetts and it’s not good Pickens here . I go up to NH in the mountains n hit the rivers it’s great hobby. I bought a flat lap n other tools do some lapidary that’s awesome
My grandson, who was born in Utah but will be here soon for Christmas break, likes rock hounding and I wanted to take him somewhere he could find some Apache Tears I remember when my Dad, years ago, drove to Superior and took me off the highway and we literally found them laying all over the place. I still have them. I was hoping there was a place I could take my grandson where we could search for Apache Tears the way my Dad and I did. Thank you in advance for your response.
Hi Garry. Download the AllTrails app and look up “Apache Tears Mine via Perlite Road and it’ll take you right there. Just pay close attention to the navigation as there are a few offshoots. Hope you two have fun!
That’s why all the tears kinda fall out because so delicate u don’t really need anything to hammer it out maybe on floor raking it or mixing something to find
New subscriber, live the channel! Live in Marana, west of Tucson and we've been to saddle mtn for fire agate, such fun, bt thinking about the geode trip. Just watched the apache tears video and was concerned about any destruction of the cave. Thanks for the information on how it was formed, made me feel better. I'm all for picking up stuff that's laying out, just a little queasy about destroying nature. Love the channel, going through some previous ones now 🙂. Stay safe and be careful it there!
So glad you love the channel. I’ve got lots of great adventures planned for the future, including Saddle Mountain! Hope you enjoy the future videos as well. The perlite in which the cave was formed is a very flaky mineral. Though the entire cave is human-made, going back to a perlite mining company in the 60s, perlite hillsides are very prone to erosion and are not considered permanent fixtures like granite, so mining for Apache tears, in a way, is like expediting nature’s erosion process. Perlite is found in many common household items and is mined quite frequently in areas such as this, as water and wind will eventually do the same job that extracting the perlite will. I’m also a preservationist when it comes to my own experiences in nature, but with things such as this, I don’t have any personal conflicts. If I were chipping away at igneous rock or any permanent structure, well... that’s definitely something I just wouldn’t do. Hope you’re enjoying your day, and thanks again for the subscribe! Cheers!
Thanks so much! It’s hard to do Arizona’s scenic beauty justice on camera, but I do my best :) The mountains outside of Superior, AZ are truly stunning!
This was filmed just outside of Superior, AZ. my hometown. The perlite mine that he is exploring is on private land and was closed off to the public around 2001-2006 when I was little my dad would take me out there and we would hunt down our own tears. The story behind the Apache Tears is that the local Apache men that were running from the Cavalry and were cornered up at Apache Leap, just east of town. Instead of giving up and surrendering the Apache men leapt to their deaths and the women and children wept for years, those tears solidified blessed by the mountain they formed Apache tears. In truth, the volcanic glass was formed from the remains of volcanic tuffs, the largest of which is now known as Picket Post Mountain. Huge deposits of obsidian and perlite are still at these locations, along with Copper, Silver and Gold. I have panned for gold near that area and found a decent amount which I suspect came from further up the Arnett creek wash where other Volcanic intrusions brought the minerals to the surface.
Thanks for the info and context. I read about the Apache tears legend but couldn’t articulate it as well as you. Interesting about the gold. I’ve only worked the BLM claim up at Lynx Creek and a few spots out west. I’m not a believer in the Lost Dutchman Gold Mine, but it’s interesting that there is gold out that way. Big fan of Superior. The climbing out there is excellent.
@@ReganOutdoors yeah the Magma mine was listed as copper but they got alot of silver and gold out of it plus the method of leaching the copper back in the day was pretty rough so they ended up selling alot of the old tailings from smelter town to Japanese and Chinese companies where they were pulling tons of silver and gold. The old silver queen vein runs from north to south from Montana thru Apache Leap. Lots of really good minerals out there. Just wish I could afford a decent claim. I asked Resolution Copper back 2 ish years ago if I could pan on their property by the old acid pits just to see what I could get but they said nope. Also you gotta check out Crystal Caverns, very nice spot for minerals but it's a bit of a hike compared to the Perlite mine.
Oh wow! I had no idea they were pulling gold and silver out of there. I’ve heard of Crystal Caverns but never really looked into it. Sounds like something worth checking out. Thanks for the info. I heard resolution copper is going to mine the area under Oak Flats, which will eventually render that area off-limits to climbing. Bummer, as there’s some great climbing and beautiful land out there! Ever do any panning on the black sand beaches in California? I hear there’s gold to be found there.
Apache tear crater in the early 80s was the place to go, and we would pick them up by the bags, they closed that road and put up no trespassing signs up.
I’ve noticed a pattern. A lot of places I went as a kid that were open to the public are now closed off… my favorite fishing hole being one of them. Glad you got to experience Apache Tear Crater back in the day!
Regan, that was a wonderful video documenting the Apache tear mine. The Obsidian formed in the Perlite looked amazing, I’m guessing Perlite is the host rock for Obsidian. The black against white makes for a beautiful contrast. Location wise, the spot could have made for a film set for StarWars, I could just see Luke Skywalker growing up in a place like that. Anyway, thank you for yet another brilliant & professional production highlighting the natural gift of nature that seemingly keeps on giving. 👍 Rog.
Thanks Rog! Glad you enjoyed this one! I’ll be heading back there this weekend. A really fun and unique place! I love filming my adventures, but when I find a really cool spot like this, I’ll always go back without the cameras too and just soak it all in!
Now I see the difference tbere always some white now I know that’s perlite that’s stuff on it when tumbles it’s gone I guess the few I have is raw ones wow u got some nice sized
Another wonderful Arizona treasure area you’ve highlighted here. The shots and bullet flying close by is a bit concerning...😕. We will definitely check it out soon. Thanks so much for your time and work in putting this out. Great job!!
Hey, thanks so much James! Really glad you liked this one. It’s definitely a cool place! Bring a rock hammer. It’s easy to spend a few hours there. Yeah, the gunshot was an interesting start to the day. It was pretty close! I’m just thankful that person was a bad shot! If you go there, you can drive right to the gate with the boulders, or park down at the creek for a shorter hike. I think the hunter’s stray bullet was a pretty isolated incident and I don’t think that’ll happen again though.
My great grandpa used to mine Apache tears back in 70’s-80’s. I have a bucket full of thousands of them from the size of tic tacs to larger than golf balls. It’s around 33 pounds. My mom has had this bucket sitting around since he passed away in 1999. I don’t know what to do with them I would sell them if someone was interested in them.
l found apachetear on the beach, in Denmark is this possible I’m not sure but I did find it on the beach please help me I’m not sure if this is possible👍
l Think it is real because When I shine light add apachetear it goes through pretty cool it’s like dark obsidian with white spots on it, not snowflakes
Let ya in on a little secret but need to go to Nevada. Been years sense I was there but Tears are abundant. You will need a shovel and 3/8 screen plus containers....Go to Nevada, 733, heading south west from Coaldale Junction approximately 8 miles a rut will be on your left proceed to the sandy area at the top of the deep wash and start digging and screening. You will find tears from 3/8 to 1”.
It was first created in the mid 1900s by a mining company, and it keeps getting bigger every year! It’s really neat to see perlite in its natural form!
The Graffiti was from the 1995 movie the Prophecy thay filmed a scene in that cave and shot the movie in superior but agreed thay should have cleaned it
That’s insane! Thanks so much for the additional info! I had no idea that movie was filmed around Superior. I’ll have to watch it again! Pinning you comment to the top so others can know about it.
@Regan Outdoors thanks! Watch for the scen supposedly in a mine it's actually the obsidian cave once you see both you will recognize it. the school in the movie was the old superior high school I'm from Tempe I was in high school when it was filmed we went out there to see them film at the school Christopher walkins. Was so nice to all the people that showed up to watch. Bit of helpful information the hill directly across from the mine to the south west has some extremely nice apache tears thanks for the mention
Now we know. I came back to this video because a friend of mine likes Obsidian.
@ReganOutdoors May I know if the road to the picnic table is passable for sedan?
I’m going soon not sure if I’m going there but I’m going to superior I hope to find some 🎉 happy 2023 Thabk U so much for sharing
I lived in Arizona for 4 years and my sister n her husband where in the mineral business. Then I become a rock hound and fell in love with the hobby unfortunately I live in eastern Massachusetts and it’s not good Pickens here . I go up to NH in the mountains n hit the rivers it’s great hobby. I bought a flat lap n other tools do some lapidary that’s awesome
My grandson, who was born in Utah but will be here soon for Christmas break, likes rock hounding and I wanted to take him somewhere he could find some Apache Tears I remember when my Dad, years ago, drove to Superior and took me off the highway and we literally found them laying all over the place. I still have them. I was hoping there was a place I could take my grandson where we could search for Apache Tears the way my Dad and I did. Thank you in advance for your response.
Hi Garry. Download the AllTrails app and look up “Apache Tears Mine via Perlite Road and it’ll take you right there. Just pay close attention to the navigation as there are a few offshoots. Hope you two have fun!
That’s why all the tears kinda fall out because so delicate u don’t really need anything to hammer it out maybe on floor raking it or mixing something to find
New subscriber, live the channel! Live in Marana, west of Tucson and we've been to saddle mtn for fire agate, such fun, bt thinking about the geode trip. Just watched the apache tears video and was concerned about any destruction of the cave. Thanks for the information on how it was formed, made me feel better. I'm all for picking up stuff that's laying out, just a little queasy about destroying nature. Love the channel, going through some previous ones now 🙂. Stay safe and be careful it there!
So glad you love the channel. I’ve got lots of great adventures planned for the future, including Saddle Mountain! Hope you enjoy the future videos as well.
The perlite in which the cave was formed is a very flaky mineral. Though the entire cave is human-made, going back to a perlite mining company in the 60s, perlite hillsides are very prone to erosion and are not considered permanent fixtures like granite, so mining for Apache tears, in a way, is like expediting nature’s erosion process.
Perlite is found in many common household items and is mined quite frequently in areas such as this, as water and wind will eventually do the same job that extracting the perlite will.
I’m also a preservationist when it comes to my own experiences in nature, but with things such as this, I don’t have any personal conflicts. If I were chipping away at igneous rock or any permanent structure, well... that’s definitely something I just wouldn’t do.
Hope you’re enjoying your day, and thanks again for the subscribe! Cheers!
Such a amazing place. Great video, so enjoyed watching !
Love the editing my friend. You are showing AZ's beauty like a boss.
Thanks so much! It’s hard to do Arizona’s scenic beauty justice on camera, but I do my best :) The mountains outside of Superior, AZ are truly stunning!
This was filmed just outside of Superior, AZ. my hometown. The perlite mine that he is exploring is on private land and was closed off to the public around 2001-2006 when I was little my dad would take me out there and we would hunt down our own tears.
The story behind the Apache Tears is that the local Apache men that were running from the Cavalry and were cornered up at Apache Leap, just east of town. Instead of giving up and surrendering the Apache men leapt to their deaths and the women and children wept for years, those tears solidified blessed by the mountain they formed Apache tears.
In truth, the volcanic glass was formed from the remains of volcanic tuffs, the largest of which is now known as Picket Post Mountain. Huge deposits of obsidian and perlite are still at these locations, along with Copper, Silver and Gold. I have panned for gold near that area and found a decent amount which I suspect came from further up the Arnett creek wash where other Volcanic intrusions brought the minerals to the surface.
Thanks for the info and context. I read about the Apache tears legend but couldn’t articulate it as well as you.
Interesting about the gold. I’ve only worked the BLM claim up at Lynx Creek and a few spots out west. I’m not a believer in the Lost Dutchman Gold Mine, but it’s interesting that there is gold out that way.
Big fan of Superior. The climbing out there is excellent.
@@ReganOutdoors yeah the Magma mine was listed as copper but they got alot of silver and gold out of it plus the method of leaching the copper back in the day was pretty rough so they ended up selling alot of the old tailings from smelter town to Japanese and Chinese companies where they were pulling tons of silver and gold. The old silver queen vein runs from north to south from Montana thru Apache Leap. Lots of really good minerals out there. Just wish I could afford a decent claim. I asked Resolution Copper back 2 ish years ago if I could pan on their property by the old acid pits just to see what I could get but they said nope. Also you gotta check out Crystal Caverns, very nice spot for minerals but it's a bit of a hike compared to the Perlite mine.
Oh wow! I had no idea they were pulling gold and silver out of there. I’ve heard of Crystal Caverns but never really looked into it. Sounds like something worth checking out. Thanks for the info.
I heard resolution copper is going to mine the area under Oak Flats, which will eventually render that area off-limits to climbing. Bummer, as there’s some great climbing and beautiful land out there!
Ever do any panning on the black sand beaches in California? I hear there’s gold to be found there.
Have you gone out somewhere at night with a black light ? see what rocks glow ?
Ooooh! I haven’t! I’ve never seen glowing rocks with the blacklight. Sounds really cool!
Are there many sizes ?? I wanna bring a pan to collect and shake the dirt
U are very lucky to be there alone
Apache tear crater in the early 80s was the place to go, and we would pick them up by the bags, they closed that road and put up no trespassing signs up.
I’ve noticed a pattern. A lot of places I went as a kid that were open to the public are now closed off… my favorite fishing hole being one of them. Glad you got to experience Apache Tear Crater back in the day!
So nice they shared their tool with U so u gotta bring hammer for a rock
I’m going in couple weeks I tan into a old friend I’m in crystal business selling scoops but I wanted to find raw things from my state
Regan, that was a wonderful video documenting the Apache tear mine. The Obsidian formed in the Perlite looked amazing, I’m guessing Perlite is the host rock for Obsidian. The black against white makes for a beautiful contrast. Location wise, the spot could have made for a film set for StarWars, I could just see Luke Skywalker growing up in a place like that. Anyway, thank you for yet another brilliant & professional production highlighting the natural gift of nature that seemingly keeps on giving. 👍 Rog.
Thanks Rog! Glad you enjoyed this one! I’ll be heading back there this weekend. A really fun and unique place! I love filming my adventures, but when I find a really cool spot like this, I’ll always go back without the cameras too and just soak it all in!
@@ReganOutdoors Yea, it looks like a beautiful spot just to chill out for a bit, I bet it’s really peaceful.
Is the white film on them natural? Can it be removed and how?
What’s the cost to go inside there will I find a tear even just a couple
Any hah stones in the river creek
4:36 looks like the whole pillar is a big face. Perhaps sculpted by natives, maybe by others or maybe naturally occurring
Then I kept watching, probably made by some random people lol
Now I see the difference tbere always some white now I know that’s perlite that’s stuff on it when tumbles it’s gone I guess the few I have is raw ones wow u got some nice sized
Another wonderful Arizona treasure area you’ve highlighted here. The shots and bullet flying close by is a bit concerning...😕. We will definitely check it out soon. Thanks so much for your time and work in putting this out. Great job!!
Hey, thanks so much James! Really glad you liked this one. It’s definitely a cool place! Bring a rock hammer. It’s easy to spend a few hours there.
Yeah, the gunshot was an interesting start to the day. It was pretty close! I’m just thankful that person was a bad shot! If you go there, you can drive right to the gate with the boulders, or park down at the creek for a shorter hike. I think the hunter’s stray bullet was a pretty isolated incident and I don’t think that’ll happen again though.
That man w the hammer b tool professional wow he got 2 fast
Silly people wow u got it !!! Ooo the ones on the wall are bigger is why I think
Did u take any friend ?? Just a couple any
My great grandpa used to mine Apache tears back in 70’s-80’s. I have a bucket full of thousands of them from the size of tic tacs to larger than golf balls. It’s around 33 pounds. My mom has had this bucket sitting around since he passed away in 1999. I don’t know what to do with them I would sell them if someone was interested in them.
When me and my family go we bring a pick up truck and everyone gets in the bed of the truck
l found apachetear on the beach, in Denmark is this possible I’m not sure but I did find it on the beach please help me I’m not sure if this is possible👍
Just saying, I’m from Denmark
l Think it is real because When I shine light add apachetear it goes through pretty cool it’s like dark obsidian with white spots on it, not snowflakes
Love the vidio
Thank you so much! Really happy that you liked it!
I wanna find some Apache tears I hear there’s many places off road ppl can find
Let ya in on a little secret but need to go to Nevada. Been years sense I was there but Tears are abundant. You will need a shovel and 3/8 screen plus containers....Go to Nevada, 733, heading south west from Coaldale Junction approximately 8 miles a rut will be on your left proceed to the sandy area at the top of the deep wash and start digging and screening. You will find tears from 3/8 to 1”.
where was this located in arizona?
This was the “Apache Tears Mine via Perlite Road” trail just outside of Superior, Arizona.
Just want a loose one
That cave is so cool.
It was first created in the mid 1900s by a mining company, and it keeps getting bigger every year! It’s really neat to see perlite in its natural form!
No need for hammer ??? Yes I want the ones laying
Nice job oh yeah yeah oh yeah yeah oh yeah yeah
Oh wow u can take some to add to ur plants the ohh them people serious LOL they got a hammers LOL
geode
HAHA REAGSTERS ALMOST GOT SHOT
My first thought was “I wonder if Corbin is out here?” 🤔
They copied the obsidian from Minecraft
They sure did! Aren’t diamonds pretty close to lava/obsidian? Too bad they didn’t have some Minecraft diamond deposits there 😂