Where to find amethyst in the U.S.

Amethyst is purple quartz. Recreational hunters succeed at fee digs and a limited set of public exposures — many classic mines are private. Start with managed digs if you want keep-what-you-find gravel.

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DiamondAR

Crater Of Diamonds State Park

The only public diamond mine in the world where visitors keep what they find, searching volcanic lamproite soil in a 37-acre plowed field.

Fee requiredMurfreesboro

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AmethystAR

Prairie Creek

Prairie Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near AR. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Diopside, Epidote, Garnet, Hematite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesArkansas

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QuartzAR

Ron Coleman Mining

Ron Coleman Mining is a documented mineral occurrence near AR. Reported specimens include Quartz Crystals, Amethyst, Smoky Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesArkansas

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AmethystAZ

Four Peaks Amethyst Mine Area

The rugged Four Peaks range east of Phoenix hosts Arizona's famed deep-purple amethyst veins in remote cliff faces above the Salt River.

Fee variesApache Junction

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GoldCA

Amethyst

Amethyst is a historic mining site in Sierra, California, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold.

Fee variesSierra

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GeodeCA

Escondido Canyon

Escondido Canyon is a documented mineral occurrence near CA. Reported specimens include Amethyst Geodes, Banded Agate, Moss Agate, Bloodstone. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesCalifornia

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QuartzCO

Willow Creek (permission Required)

Willow Creek (permission required) is a documented mineral occurrence near CO. Reported specimens include Amethyst crystals, Chalcedony, Sphalerite, Silver, Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesColorado

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GeodeCO

Wolf Creek Stream Bed

Wolf Creek Stream Bed is a documented mineral occurrence near CO. Reported specimens include Amethyst geodes, Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Moonstone. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesColorado

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AmethystCT

Canton

Canton is a documented mineral occurrence near CT. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesConnecticut

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AmethystCT

Cinque Quarry

Cinque Quarry is a documented mineral occurrence near CT. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Smoky Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesConnecticut

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QuartzCT

Meriden

Meriden is a documented mineral occurrence near CT. Reported specimens include Quartz, Amethyst, Calcite, Gypsum. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesConnecticut

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AmethystCT

New Haven Traprock Quarry

New Haven Traprock Quarry is a documented mineral occurrence near CT. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesConnecticut

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QuartzGA

Amethyst Crystals - Wilkes County, Georgia

Amethyst Crystals - Wilkes County, Georgia is a documented rockhounding destination in GA. Collectors visit for quartz crystals, calcite and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesGeorgia

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AmethystGA

Charlie’s Creek

Charlie’s Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near GA. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesGeorgia

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AmethystGA

Dewy Rose

Dewy Rose is a documented mineral occurrence near GA. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Aquamarine, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesGeorgia

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Hillsboro

Hillsboro is a documented mineral occurrence near GA. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Rose Quartz, Smoky Quartz, Clear Quartz, Mica, Vermiculite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesGeorgia

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AmethystGA

Jack Branch & Shoal Branch Area

Jack Branch & Shoal Branch Area is a documented mineral occurrence near GA. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesGeorgia

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AmethystGA

Jackson Crossroads Amethyst

Amethyst crystals in iron-stained quartz geodes occur at this Wilkes County fee dig site in the Georgia Piedmont.

Fee requiredTignall

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QuartzGA

Quartz (amethyst)

Quartz (Amethyst) is a documented rockhounding destination in GA. Collectors visit for quartz crystals, calcite and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesGeorgia

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AmethystGA

Towns County

Towns County is a documented mineral occurrence near GA. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesGeorgia

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GeodeID

Antelope Creek Area

Antelope Creek area is a documented mineral occurrence near ID. Reported specimens include Geodes, Quartz, Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesIdaho

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GeodeID

Big Lost River

Big Lost River is a documented mineral occurrence near ID. Reported specimens include Geodes, Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesIdaho

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ThundereggsID

Hog Creek

Hog Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near ID. Reported specimens include Thundereggs, Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesIdaho

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GeodeID

Pole Creek

Pole Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near ID. Reported specimens include Geodes, Amethyst, Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesIdaho

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GeodeIL

Mississippi River (near Hamilton)

Mississippi River (near Hamilton) is a documented mineral occurrence near IL. Reported specimens include Geodes, Amethyst, Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesIllinois

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AmethystIN

Williams Creek

Williams Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near IN. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesIndiana

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AmethystKS

Yates Center

Yates Center is a documented mineral occurrence near KS. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKansas

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AmethystMA

Lane Quarry

Lane Quarry is a documented mineral occurrence near MA. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Datolite, Prehnite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMassachusetts

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AmethystMA

Lane Trap Rock Quarry

Lane Trap Rock Quarry is a documented mineral occurrence near MA. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Prehnite, Datolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMassachusetts

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AmethystMD

White Marsh

White Marsh is a documented mineral occurrence near MD. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMaryland

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MixedME

Amethyst From Mt. Apatite

Amethyst from Mt. Apatite is a documented rockhounding destination in ME. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesMaine

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MixedME

Deer Hill (usfs) Amethyst)

Deer Hill (USFS) Amethyst) is a documented rockhounding destination in ME. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesMaine

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AmethystME

Deer Hill Amethyst Maine

Western Maine pegmatites near Stow contain amethyst quartz in miarolitic cavities of granite pegmatite dikes.

Fee variesStow

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AmethystME

Deer Hill Mineral

Deer Hill Mineral is a documented mineral occurrence near ME. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Feldspar, Beryl, Garnet, Columbite, Pyrite, Muscovite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMaine

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AnalcimeME

Perry

Perry is a documented mineral occurrence near ME. Reported specimens include Analcime, Calcite, Datolite, Malachite, Prehnite, Agate, Amethyst, Bloodstone, Chalcedony, Quartz, Stilbite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMaine

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AmethystMO

Moselle Iron Mines

Moselle Iron Mines is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Arsenopyrite, Azurite, Chalcopyrite, Hematite, Malachite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Smoky Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

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AmethystMO

Ruepple Iron Mine

Ruepple Iron Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Goethite, Hematite, Marcasite, Melanterite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite, Azurite, Copper, Cuprite, Gypsum. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

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AllophaneMO

Steelville

Steelville is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Allophane, Amethyst, Azurite, Dolomite, Galena, Goethite, Hematite, Malachite, Marcasite, Quartz, Pyrite, Rutile. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

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QuartzMT

Crystal Park

A developed Forest Service crystal scree site in the Pioneer Mountains where visitors dig in loose quartz crystals from decomposed pegmatite.

Fee requiredDillon

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AmethystMT

Crystal Park (paid Area)

Crystal Park (paid area) is a documented mineral occurrence near MT. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Smoky Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMontana

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AmethystMT

Pipestone

Pipestone is a documented mineral occurrence near MT. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMontana

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AgateNC

Butner

Butner is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Agate, Amethyst, Jasper. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

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AmethystNC

Cabin Creek & Dry Creek

Cabin Creek & Dry Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Amethyst, quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

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AgateNC

Danbury

Danbury is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Agate, Carnelian, Chalcedony, Jasper, Hyalite Opal, Hematite, Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

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AmethystNC

Denver

Denver is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

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RubyNC

Elijah Mountain Gem Mine

Elijah Mountain Gem Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Quartz crystals, Citrine, Amethyst, Garnet, Aventurine, Sodalite, Peridot, Opal, Fluorite, Aquamarine, Topaz, Tourmaline, Pyrite, Amazonite, Labradorite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

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AmethystNC

Franklin

Franklin is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Bronzite, Epidote, Fibrolite, Garnet, Jasper, Kyanite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Ruby, Rutile, Sapphire, Sphalerite, Staurolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

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MagnetiteNC

Gold Hill

Gold Hill is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Magnetite, Manganese, Garnet, Amethyst, Sunstone, Gold. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

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AmethystNC

Inez

Inez is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Beryl, Lepidolite, Smoky Quartz, Staurolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

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AmethystNC

Iron Station

Iron Station is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

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AmethystNC

Louisburg

Louisburg is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

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AgateNC

Mooresville

Mooresville is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Agate, Amethyst, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

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AmethystNC

Mount Ulla

Mount Ulla is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

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AmethystNC

Neuse River

Neuse River is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

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AmethystNC

Otto

Otto is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Garnet, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

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AmethystNC

Raleigh

Raleigh is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

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AmethystNC

Salisbury

Salisbury is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Pink Tourmaline, Green Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

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AgateNC

Statesville

Statesville is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Agate, Amethyst, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

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Tyro

Tyro is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

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AmethystNH

Deer Hill Amethyst

Northern New Hampshire pegmatites near Deer Hill have produced amethyst quartz crystals in forest exposures near the Canadian border.

Fee variesStewartstown

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AmethystNH

Deer Hill Mineral

Deer Hill Mineral is a documented mineral occurrence near NH. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Quartz, Feldspar, Beryl, Garnet, Columbite, Pyrite, Muscovite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Hampshire

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AmethystNH

Hurricane Mountain

Hurricane Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NH. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Smoky Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Hampshire

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AquamarineNH

Pillsbury Ridge

Pillsbury Ridge is a documented mineral occurrence near NH. Reported specimens include Aquamarine, Beryl, Amethyst, Smoky Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Hampshire

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AmethystNH

Redstone

Redstone is a documented mineral occurrence near NH. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Apatite, Quartz, Smoky Quartz, Topaz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Hampshire

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AmethystNH

Stratford

Stratford is a documented mineral occurrence near NH. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Hampshire

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AlbiteNH

Victor Head

Victor Head is a documented mineral occurrence near NH. Reported specimens include Albite, Amethyst, Beryl, Chlorite, Feldspar, Fluorite, Limonite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Smoky Quartz, Sericite, Topaz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Hampshire

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AgateNJ

Bergen County

Bergen County is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Agate, Amethyst, Carnelian, Chalcedony, Datolite, Natrolite, Common Opal, Fire Opal. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

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AgateNJ

Bergen Hill By Hudson River

Bergen Hill by Hudson River is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Banded Agate, Albite, Amethyst, Analcime, Apatite, Calcite crystals, Datolite, Epidote, Galena, Malachite, Common Opal, Fire Opal, Quartz crystals, Siderite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

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AgateNJ

General Area (hudson/passaic)

General Area (Hudson/Passaic) is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Banded Agate, Albite, Amethyst, Analcime, Apatite, Calcite crystals, Datolite, Epidote, Galena, Malachite, Common Opal, Fire Opal, Quartz crystals, Siderite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

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AgateNJ

Hoboken

Hoboken is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Agate, Amethyst, Common Opal, Fire Opal. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

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AgateNJ

Houdaille Quarry

Houdaille Quarry is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Agate, Prehnite, Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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AgateNJ

Pompton Lakes

Pompton Lakes is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Banded Agate, Amethyst, Barite, Calcite, Chalcedony, Cuprite, Datolite, Dolomite, Galena, Goethite, Hematite, Opal, Prehnite, Quartz, Silver. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

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AgateNJ

Prospect Park Quarry

Prospect Park Quarry is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Banded Agate, Amethyst, Barite, Calcite, Chalcedony, Cuprite, Datolite, Dolomite, Galena, Goethite, Hematite, Opal, Prehnite, Quartz, Silver. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

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AgateNJ

Snake Hill

Snake Hill is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Banded Agate, Albite, Amethyst, Analcime, Apatite, Calcite crystals, Datolite, Epidote, Galena, Malachite, Common Opal, Fire Opal, Quartz crystals, Siderite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

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AgateNJ

The Palisades

The Palisades is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Banded Agate, Albite, Amethyst, Analcime, Apatite, Calcite crystals, Datolite, Epidote, Galena, Malachite, Common Opal, Fire Opal, Quartz crystals, Siderite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

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AgateNJ

Warren Township

Warren Township is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Banded Agate, Moss Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Petrified wood, Quartz crystals, Amethyst, Citrine, Sard. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

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ZeoliteNJ

Watchung Basalt Amygdules

Mesozoic Watchung basalt flows of the Newark basin contain amygdule fillings of zeolite and prehnite in road cuts across northern New Jersey.

Fee variesSummit

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AlbiteNM

Black Mountain

Black Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NM. Reported specimens include Albite, Amethyst, Biotite, Sanidine, Sphene. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Mexico

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AgateNM

Leggett Peak

Leggett Peak is a documented mineral occurrence near NM. Reported specimens include Agate, Amethyst, Quartz crystal clusters. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Mexico

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GeodeNM

Luna

Luna is a documented mineral occurrence near NM. Reported specimens include Geodes, Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Mexico

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AmethystNV

Las Vegas Wash

Las Vegas Wash is a documented mineral occurrence near NV. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNevada

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AgateOH

Muskingum County

Muskingum County is a documented mineral occurrence near OH. Reported specimens include Agate, Amethyst, Carnelian, Chalcedony, Chert, Flint, Jasp-Agate, Jasper, Smoky Quartz crystals, Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesOhio

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AmethystPA

Brandywine Creek

Brandywine Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near PA. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesPennsylvania

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AgatePA

Carlisle

Carlisle is a documented mineral occurrence near PA. Reported specimens include Banded Agate, Quartz crystals, Jasper, Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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AmethystPA

Chester Creek

Chester Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near PA. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Smoky Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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AmethystPA

Coatsville

Coatsville is a documented mineral occurrence near PA. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Beryl, Epidote, Garnet, Smoky Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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GoldPA

Crum Creek

Crum Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near PA. Reported specimens include Golden Beryl, Amethyst, Garnet, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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AgatePA

Harrisburg

Harrisburg is a documented mineral occurrence near PA. Reported specimens include Agate, Amethyst, Chalcedony, Andradite Garnet, Opal, Quartz crystals, Silicified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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AmethystPA

Marple

Marple is a documented mineral occurrence near PA. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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QuartzPA

Morrison Cove

Morrison Cove is a documented mineral occurrence near PA. Reported specimens include Quartz crystals, Amethyst, Calcite crystals, Herkimer diamonds. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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AmethystPA

Mt. Pleasant

Mt. Pleasant is a documented mineral occurrence near PA. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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GeodePA

Upland

Upland is a documented mineral occurrence near PA. Reported specimens include Geodes, Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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AgateRI

Mt. Hope Bay

Mt. Hope Bay is a documented mineral occurrence near RI. Reported specimens include Red Agate, Amethyst, Carnelian, Jasper, Hematite, Green Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesRhode Island

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AgateRI

Pawtuxet

Pawtuxet is a documented mineral occurrence near RI. Reported specimens include Agate, Carnelian, Amethyst, Jasper. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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MixedSC

Amethyst

Amethyst is a documented rockhounding destination in SC. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesSouth Carolina

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CorundumSC

Bowens River And Tributaries

Bowens River and tributaries is a documented mineral occurrence near SC. Reported specimens include Corundum, Garnet, Sapphire, Emerald, Quartz crystals, Topaz, Zircon, Amethyst, Rutile. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Carolina

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AmethystSC

Clearwater & Herse Valley

Clearwater & Herse Valley is a documented mineral occurrence near SC. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Chalcedony, Ilmenite, Monazite, Quartz crystals, Smoky Quartz, Rutile crystals, Zircon. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Carolina

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AmethystSC

Columbia

Columbia is a documented mineral occurrence near SC. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Carolina

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QuartzSC

Diamond Hill Mine

A popular Upstate South Carolina fee mine where visitors dig for amethyst, smoky quartz, and occasional citrine crystals.

Fee requiredAntreville

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AmethystSC

Donalds

Donalds is a documented mineral occurrence near SC. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Carolina

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Iva — amethyst rockhounding site near South Carolina, SC

AmethystSC

Iva

Iva is a documented mineral occurrence near SC. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Carolina

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UnakiteSC

Saluca

Saluca is a documented mineral occurrence near SC. Reported specimens include Unakite, Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Carolina

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AmethystSC

Shoals Junction

Shoals Junction is a documented mineral occurrence near SC. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Carolina

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AmethystSD

Pennington County

Pennington County is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Dakota

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AmethystSD

Spearfish Canyon

Spearfish Canyon is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Geodes, chalcedony, Silicified wood, amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Dakota

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AmethystSD

Whitewood Creek

Whitewood Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Geodes, chalcedony, Chalcedony, Silicified wood, amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Dakota

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AmethystTX

Amethyst Hill On Althaus Ranch

Amethyst Hill on Althaus Ranch is a documented mineral occurrence near TX. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Citrine. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesTexas

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AgateTX

Quitman Mountains (south)

Quitman Mountains (South) is a documented mineral occurrence near TX. Reported specimens include Agate, Amethyst, Carnelian, Chalcedony, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesTexas

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AmethystUT

Bradshaw Mountains

Bradshaw Mountains is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Tourmaline, Tremolite, Wollastonite, Anglesite, Aragonite, Cerussite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

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ActinoliteUT

Granite Mountain

Granite Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Actinolite, Albite, Amethyst, Azurite, Apatite, Barite, Chalcedony, Cinnabar, Galena, Hematite, Limonite, Malachite, Pyrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

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AmethystUT

La Sal Mountains

La Sal Mountains is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Azurite, Bornite, Carnotite, Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Limonite, Malachite, Molybdenite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

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AmethystUT

Lincoln Gulch

Lincoln Gulch is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Azurite, Calcite, Cerussite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Fluorite, Galena, Garnet, Malachite, Opal, Pyrite, Quartz, Tourmaline, Tremolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

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CinnabarUT

Marysville

Marysville is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Cinnabar, Alunite, Albite, Biotite, Calcite, Chlorite, Pyrolusite, Barite, Fluorite, Goethite, Amethyst, Quartz, Selenite, Opal. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

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Agatized woodUT

San Rafael Swell

San Rafael Swell is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Agatized wood, Amethyst, Carnotite, Petrified wood, Agate, Chalcedony, Chert, Petrified dinosaur bones, Jasper. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

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AmazoniteVA

Amelia Court House

Amelia Court House is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Amazonite, Amethyst, Feldspar, Cleavelandite, Quartz crystals, Blue Topaz, Beryl, Tourmaline, Aquamarine, Fluorite, Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVirginia

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Gem AmethystVA

Amherst

Amherst is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Gem Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Gem AmethystVA

Brookneal

Brookneal is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Gem Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Centreville

Centreville is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Charlotte Courthouse

Charlotte Courthouse is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Gem Amethyst, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Charlottesville

Charlottesville is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Cove Creek

Cove Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Fancy Hill

Fancy Hill is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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QuartzVA

Minnieville

Minnieville is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Amethyst crystals, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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AmazoniteVA

Morefield Gem Mine

Morefield Gem Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Amazonite, Amethyst, Topaz, Mica. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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BerylVA

Peaks Of Otter

Peaks of Otter is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Beryl, Columbite, Feldspar, Garnet, Quartz crystals, Amethyst, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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QuartzVA

Red House

Red House is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Amethyst crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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AmethystVA

Saunders Farm

Saunders Farm is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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QuartzVA

Sayler's Creek

Sayler's Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Amethyst crystals, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Stockton Creek

Stockton Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Trevilians

Trevilians is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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AmethystVA

Vesuvius Amethyst Mine Area

Blue Ridge amethyst quartz occurs in vesuvius area pegmatites and stream gravels of George Washington National Forest.

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Clay City

Clay City is a documented mineral occurrence near WA. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Newport

Newport is a documented mineral occurrence near WA. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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AgateWA

Washougal

Washougal is a documented mineral occurrence near WA. Reported specimens include Moss Agate, Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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FAQ

Where can I find amethyst near me?

Open our amethyst near-me locator and the map below. Productive U.S. hunting is often fee-dig based; free public pockets are less common.

Is amethyst the same as purple quartz?

Yes — amethyst is quartz colored by iron and irradiation. Crystal quality varies widely by locality.

Can beginners dig amethyst?

Fee digs are the easiest beginner path. Bring eye protection and confirm tool rules with the mine.