Mount Mica Pegmatite
Rockhounding site in Paris, Maine · Quartz & Crystals
Mount Mica Pegmatite is a tourmaline rockhounding site near Paris, ME. Fee required. Best season: Fee dig season May through September.
Typical season: Fee dig season May through September
Key facts
Structured details for trip planning — verify access and fees with the land manager before you visit.
- Specimen type
- Tourmaline
- Primary specimens
- Tourmaline, Beryl, Lepidolite, Quartz
- Fee status
- Fee required
- Nearest town
- Paris
- State
- Maine
- Coordinates
- 44.22000, -70.52000
- Best season
- Fee dig season May through September
- Access difficulty
- Moderate mine bench digging
- Camping
- Western Maine lake campgrounds
- Activities
- Tourmaline fee digging
- Facilities
- Mine office on dig days
- Last updated
- July 5, 2026
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The experience
- Best time to visitFee dig season May through September
- AccessModerate mine bench digging
- FacilitiesMine office on dig days
- Camping nearbyWestern Maine lake campgrounds
Map & location
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Safety notice: Field and weather conditions change with weather, season, and field conditions. Verify current conditions with local land managers before you go. Collect at your own risk — there are rarely rangers or land managers at these sites.