Where to find garnet in the U.S.

Garnet turns up in metamorphic belts and alluvial gravels nationwide. Focus on documented localities with clear access — many classic garnet hills are private or claimed.

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Garnet Ledge — garnet rockhounding site near Alaska, AK

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Garnet Ledge

Garnet Ledge is a documented mineral occurrence near AK. Reported specimens include Almandine Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesAlaska

Jade Creek Jade Locality — jade rockhounding site near Kobuk, AK

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Jade Creek Jade Locality

The Jade Mountain region in the Brooks Range is one of North America's significant nephrite jade sources in remote Arctic terrain.

Fee variesKobuk

Nome Beach Gold — gold rockhounding site near Nome, AK

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Nome Beach Gold

Nome's famous gold-bearing beaches still reward recreational miners with panning and sluicing along the Bering Sea shore.

Fee variesNome

Petersville Recreational Gold Area — gold rockhounding site near Trapper Creek, AK

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Petersville Recreational Gold Area

Peters Creek drainage north of Denali offers permitted recreational gold panning and sluicing in designated stream reaches.

Fee variesTrapper Creek

Port Houghton — garnet rockhounding site near Alaska, AK

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Port Houghton

Port Houghton is a documented mineral occurrence near AK. Reported specimens include Garnet, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesAlaska

Thompson Pass Garnet Beach — garnet rockhounding site near Valdez, AK

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Thompson Pass Garnet Beach

Garnet-rich schist weathers onto beaches near Thompson Pass, where collectors find dark red almandine crystals in stream gravels.

Fee variesValdez

Alabama Gold Camp — gold rockhounding site near Lineville, AL

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Alabama Gold Camp

Private gold camp in the Alabama Piedmont offering creek panning and dredging in controlled sections of area streams.

Fee requiredLineville

Diamonds — diamond rockhounding site near AR, AR

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Diamonds

Diamonds is a documented rockhounding destination in AR. Collectors visit for diamond, quartz, garnet and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesArkansas

Prairie Creek — amethyst rockhounding site near Arkansas, AR

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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

Area Of Old Stanton Mining Camp — fluorite rockhounding site near Arizona, AZ

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Area Of Old Stanton Mining Camp

Area of old Stanton mining camp is a documented mineral occurrence near AZ. Reported specimens include Fluorite, Garnet, Gold, Pyrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesArizona

Date Creek Area — agate rockhounding site near Arizona, AZ

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Date Creek Area

Date Creek area is a documented mineral occurrence near AZ. Reported specimens include Agate, Garnet, Jasper, Limonite, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesArizona

In Pegmatite Outcrops On Area Roadsides — mica rockhounding site near Arizona, AZ

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In Pegmatite Outcrops On Area Roadsides

In pegmatite outcrops on area roadsides is a documented mineral occurrence near AZ. Reported specimens include Mica, Garnet, Hornblende, Feldspar, Black Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesArizona

On Top Of Steep Hill — fluorite rockhounding site near Arizona, AZ

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On Top Of Steep Hill

On top of steep hill is a documented mineral occurrence near AZ. Reported specimens include Fluorite, Garnet, Pyrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesArizona

Acton District Gold — gold rockhounding site near Acton, CA

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Acton District Gold

Dry washes and hillside gravels near Acton in the western Mojave have long attracted weekend prospectors searching placer gold after winter rains.

Fee variesActon

Garnet Hill — mineral rockhounding site near Calaveras, CA

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Garnet Hill

Garnet Hill is a historic mining site in Calaveras, California, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Gold, Molybdenite, Wolframite.

Fee variesCalaveras

Himalaya Mine Area — tourmaline rockhounding site near Santa Ysabel, CA

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Himalaya Mine Area

The Pala district near the historic Himalaya Mine is one of California's classic gem pegmatite regions, famous for pink and green tourmaline crystals in pocket clay.

Fee variesSanta Ysabel

Kane Wash Prospect — garnet rockhounding site near San Bernardino, CA

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Kane Wash Prospect

Kane Wash Prospect is a mineral prospect in San Bernardino, California, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Garnet, Gold, Silver, Wolframite.

Fee variesSan Bernardino

Shady Run Gravels — garnet rockhounding site near California, CA

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Shady Run Gravels

Shady Run Gravels is a documented mineral occurrence near CA. Reported specimens include Garnet, Serpentine. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesCalifornia

Surprise Claim — rhodochrosite rockhounding site near California, CA

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Surprise Claim

Surprise Claim is a documented mineral occurrence near CA. Reported specimens include Rhodochrosite, Rhodonite, Spessartine garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesCalifornia

Unnamed Location (grossular Garnet) — garnet rockhounding site near California, CA

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Unnamed Location (grossular Garnet)

Unnamed Location (Grossular garnet) is a documented mineral occurrence near CA. Reported specimens include Grossular garnet, Vesuvianite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesCalifornia

Italian Mountain — lapis lazuli rockhounding site near Colorado, CO

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Italian Mountain

Italian Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near CO. Reported specimens include Lapis Lazuli, Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesColorado

Wisdom Ranch — beryl rockhounding site near Colorado, CO

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Wisdom Ranch

Wisdom Ranch is a documented mineral occurrence near CO. Reported specimens include Beryl, Chrysoberyl, Garnet, Graphic Granite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesColorado

Almandine Garnet — gemstone rockhounding site near CT, CT

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Almandine Garnet

Almandine Garnet is a documented rockhounding destination in CT. Collectors visit for gem crystals, beryl, tourmaline and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesConnecticut

Garnet — gemstone rockhounding site near CT, CT

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Garnet

Garnet is a documented rockhounding destination in CT. Collectors visit for gem crystals, beryl, tourmaline and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesConnecticut

Gillette Quarry — pegmatite rockhounding site near Haddam, CT

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Gillette Quarry

Gillette Quarry in Haddam Neck is a classic Connecticut pegmatite locality famous for amazonite and large quartz crystals.

Fee variesHaddam

Roebling Mine — aquamarine rockhounding site near Connecticut, CT

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Roebling Mine

Roebling Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near CT. Reported specimens include Aquamarine, Beryl, Biotite, Feldspar, Garnet, Smokey Quartz, Muscovite, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesConnecticut

Walden Gem Quarry — albite rockhounding site near Connecticut, CT

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Walden Gem Quarry

Walden Gem Quarry is a documented mineral occurrence near CT. Reported specimens include Albite, Aquamarine, Beryl, Pollucite, Garnet, Lepidolite, Spodumene. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesConnecticut

Brandywine Valley Garnet — garnet rockhounding site near Wilmington, DE

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Brandywine Valley Garnet

Garnet-bearing gneiss outcrops of the Wilmington Complex are visible in Brandywine Creek State Park for geology study only.

Fee variesWilmington

Red Clay Creek Garnet Sands — garnet rockhounding site near Wilmington, DE

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Red Clay Creek Garnet Sands

Heavy mineral sands in Red Clay Creek tributaries of the Piedmont occasionally concentrate garnet and ilmenite grains for micromount collectors.

Fee variesWilmington

Alec Mountain — corundum rockhounding site near Georgia, GA

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Alec Mountain

Alec Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near GA. Reported specimens include Corundum, Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesGeorgia

Carrollton — asbestos rockhounding site near Georgia, GA

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Carrollton

Carrollton is a documented mineral occurrence near GA. Reported specimens include Asbestos, Garnet, Olivine. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesGeorgia

Chatuge Lake — corundum rockhounding site near Georgia, GA

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Chatuge Lake

Chatuge Lake is a documented mineral occurrence near GA. Reported specimens include Corundum, Garnet, Kyanite, Quartz, Rutile. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesGeorgia

Crisson Gold Mine (panning) — gold rockhounding site near Georgia, GA

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Crisson Gold Mine (panning)

Crisson Gold Mine (panning) is a documented mineral occurrence near GA. Reported specimens include Gold, Garnet, Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesGeorgia

Elberton — aquamarine rockhounding site near Georgia, GA

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Elberton

Elberton is a documented mineral occurrence near GA. Reported specimens include Aquamarine, Garnet, Quartz crystals, Tourmaline, Beryl. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesGeorgia

Garnet Hill — garnet rockhounding site near Georgia, GA

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Garnet Hill

Garnet Hill is a documented mineral occurrence near GA. Reported specimens include Garnets. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesGeorgia

Lithonia — calcite rockhounding site near Georgia, GA

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Lithonia

Lithonia is a documented mineral occurrence near GA. Reported specimens include Calcite, Epidote, Fluorite, Garnet, Thulite, Tourmaline, Zeolites. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesGeorgia

Thomaston — kyanite rockhounding site near Georgia, GA

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Thomaston

Thomaston is a documented mineral occurrence near GA. Reported specimens include Kyanite, Mica, Citrine, Corundum, Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesGeorgia

Turkey Hill — garnet rockhounding site near Georgia, GA

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Turkey Hill

Turkey Hill is a documented mineral occurrence near GA. Reported specimens include Garnet, Gold, Ruby, Staurolite, Tourmaline, Zircon. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesGeorgia

Blackbird Creek Garnet Area — garnet rockhounding site near Salmon, ID

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Blackbird Creek Garnet Area

Garnet-bearing mica schist outcrops in the Salmon River Mountains weather out dark red almandine crystals.

Fee variesSalmon

Boulder Creek — garnet rockhounding site near Idaho, ID

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Boulder Creek

Boulder Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near ID. Reported specimens include Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesIdaho

California Prospect — azurite rockhounding site near Adams, ID

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California Prospect

California Prospect is a mineral prospect in Adams, Idaho, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Garnet, Limestone, Malachite.

Fee variesAdams

Cuprum — garnet rockhounding site near Idaho, ID

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Cuprum

Cuprum is a documented mineral occurrence near ID. Reported specimens include Garnet, Epidote. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesIdaho

Deadwood Gulch — garnet rockhounding site near Idaho, ID

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Deadwood Gulch

Deadwood Gulch is a documented mineral occurrence near ID. Reported specimens include Garnet, Gold. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesIdaho

East Fork Emerald Creek — garnet rockhounding site near Idaho, ID

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East Fork Emerald Creek

East Fork Emerald Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near ID. Reported specimens include Star Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesIdaho

Emerald And Ruby Creeks — garnet rockhounding site near Idaho, ID

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Emerald And Ruby Creeks

Emerald and Ruby Creeks is a documented mineral occurrence near ID. Reported specimens include Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesIdaho

Emerald Creek — garnet rockhounding site near Idaho, ID

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Emerald Creek

Emerald Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near ID. Reported specimens include Almandine Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesIdaho

Emerald Creek Star Garnet Area — garnet rockhounding site near Clarkia, ID

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Emerald Creek Star Garnet Area

Idaho's official state gem, the star garnet, occurs in heavy black sands at this Forest Service permit-only collecting site.

Fee variesClarkia

Emily Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Idaho, ID

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Emily Mine

Emily Mine is a historic mining site in Idaho, Idaho, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Galena, Garnet, Gold, Rutile, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesIdaho

General Area (clearwater Nf) — garnet rockhounding site near Idaho, ID

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General Area (clearwater Nf)

General Area (Clearwater NF) is a documented mineral occurrence near ID. Reported specimens include Almandine Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesIdaho

I Visited The Emerald Creek Garnet Area In Spring 2009. — gemstone rockhounding site near ID, ID

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I Visited The Emerald Creek Garnet Area In Spring 2009.

I visited the Emerald Creek Garnet Area in Spring 2009. is a documented rockhounding destination in ID. Collectors visit for gem crystals, beryl, tourmaline and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesIdaho

Idaho City — quartz rockhounding site near Idaho, ID

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Idaho City

Idaho City is a documented mineral occurrence near ID. Reported specimens include Quartz, Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesIdaho

Iron Mountain — garnet rockhounding site near Idaho, ID

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Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near ID. Reported specimens include Yellow Garnet, Green Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesIdaho

Lewiston — agate rockhounding site near Idaho, ID

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Lewiston

Lewiston is a documented mineral occurrence near ID. Reported specimens include Agate, Aquamarine, Garnet, Gold, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesIdaho

Pack River — garnet rockhounding site near Idaho, ID

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Pack River

Pack River is a documented mineral occurrence near ID. Reported specimens include Garnet, Feldspar, Mica. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesIdaho

Purdue & Canyon Creeks — garnet rockhounding site near Idaho, ID

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Purdue & Canyon Creeks

Purdue & Canyon Creeks is a documented mineral occurrence near ID. Reported specimens include Red Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesIdaho

Riggins — garnet rockhounding site near Idaho, ID

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Riggins

Riggins is a documented mineral occurrence near ID. Reported specimens include Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesIdaho

Seven Devils Mining District — epidote rockhounding site near Idaho, ID

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Seven Devils Mining District

Seven Devils Mining District is a documented mineral occurrence near ID. Reported specimens include Epidote, Red Garnet, Pink Garnet, Malachite, Thulite, Zoisite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesIdaho

Silver City — corundum rockhounding site near Idaho, ID

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Silver City

Silver City is a documented mineral occurrence near ID. Reported specimens include Corundum, Purple Garnet, Red Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesIdaho

Star Garnet — gemstone rockhounding site near ID, ID

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Star Garnet

Star Garnet is a documented rockhounding destination in ID. Collectors visit for gem crystals, beryl, tourmaline and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesIdaho

Stockdale — garnet rockhounding site near Kansas, KS

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Stockdale

Stockdale is a documented mineral occurrence near KS. Reported specimens include Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKansas

Ison Creek — enstatite rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Ison Creek

Ison Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Enstatite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Mica, Olivine, Peridotite, Garnet, Serpentine. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Little Sandy River — apatite rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Little Sandy River

Little Sandy River is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Apatite, Almandine Garnet, Chromite, Diopside, Feldspar, Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Chester Beryl Mine Area — beryl rockhounding site near Chester, MA

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Chester Beryl Mine Area

Chester pegmatite district in the Berkshires produced beryl crystals and is a classic New England mineral locality.

Fee variesChester

Northfield — fluorite rockhounding site near Massachusetts, MA

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Northfield

Northfield is a documented mineral occurrence near MA. Reported specimens include Fluorite, Garnet, Golden Beryl. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMassachusetts

Northfield Mountain — garnet rockhounding site near Massachusetts, MA

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Northfield Mountain

Northfield Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near MA. Reported specimens include Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMassachusetts

Plainfield — ankerite rockhounding site near Massachusetts, MA

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Plainfield

Plainfield is a documented mineral occurrence near MA. Reported specimens include Ankerite, Garnet, Quartz crystals, Rhodochrosite, Rhodonite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMassachusetts

Baltimore County — mineral rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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Baltimore County

Baltimore County is a documented mineral occurrence near MD. Reported specimens include Copper minerals, Quartz, Garnet, Tourmaline, Aquamarine, Beryl, Marble. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMaryland

Bare Hills Mining District — actinolite rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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Bare Hills Mining District

Bare Hills mining district is a documented mineral occurrence near MD. Reported specimens include Actinolite, Malachite, Epidote, Feldspar, Garnet, Moss Agate, Pyrite, Quartz, Serpentine, Tremolite, Zoisite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMaryland

Cardiff — garnet rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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Cardiff

Cardiff is a documented mineral occurrence near MD. Reported specimens include Garnet, Pyrite, Serpentine, Staurolite, Verde Antique, Chrysotile. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMaryland

Chrome Hill — quartz rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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Chrome Hill

Chrome Hill is a documented mineral occurrence near MD. Reported specimens include Smoky Quartz, Actinolite, Bronzite, Garnet, Chromite, Serpentine. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMaryland

Elk Mills — beryl rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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Elk Mills

Elk Mills is a documented mineral occurrence near MD. Reported specimens include Beryl, Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMaryland

Flintville — quartz rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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Flintville

Flintville is a documented mineral occurrence near MD. Reported specimens include Feldspar crystals, Garnet, Mica, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMaryland

Granite — quartz rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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Granite

Granite is a documented mineral occurrence near MD. Reported specimens include Quartz, Garnet, Tourmaline, Copper minerals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMaryland

Hunting Hill — calcite rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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Hunting Hill

Hunting Hill is a documented mineral occurrence near MD. Reported specimens include Calcite, Diopside, Garnet, Opal, Serpentine. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMaryland

Patapsco Quartzite — quartzite rockhounding site near Ellicott City, MD

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Patapsco Quartzite

Patapsco Valley State Park exposes quartzite ridges and quartz veins in the Baltimore Piedmont for geological observation.

Fee requiredEllicott City

Bemis Stream Prospect — albite rockhounding site near Maine, ME

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Bemis Stream Prospect

Bemis Stream Prospect is a documented mineral occurrence near ME. Reported specimens include Albite, Beryl, Green Elbaite Tourmaline, Blue Fluorapatite, Purple Fluorapatite, Feldspar, Mica, Quartz, Spessartine Garnet, Sphalerite, Spodumene. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMaine

Bumpus Quarry — albite rockhounding site near Maine, ME

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Bumpus Quarry

Bumpus Quarry is a documented mineral occurrence near ME. Reported specimens include Albite, Almandine Garnet, Autunite, Golden Beryl, Aquamarine, Mica, Columbite, Fluorapatite, Feldspar, Quartz, Rose Quartz, Smoky Quartz, Schorl, Zircon. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMaine

Deer Hill Area Prospect — feldspar rockhounding site near Oxford, ME

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Deer Hill Area Prospect

Deer Hill Area Prospect is a mineral prospect in Oxford, Maine, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar, Garnet, Gemstones, Mica.

Fee variesOxford

Deer Hill Mineral — amethyst rockhounding site near Maine, ME

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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

Edgecomb Quarry — garnet rockhounding site near Maine, ME

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Edgecomb Quarry

Edgecomb Quarry is a documented mineral occurrence near ME. Reported specimens include Almandine Garnet, Beryl, Aquamarine, Biotite, Feldspar, Muscovite, Smokey Quartz, Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMaine

Havey — albite rockhounding site near Maine, ME

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Havey

Havey is a documented mineral occurrence near ME. Reported specimens include Albite, Almandine Garnet, Beryl, Biotite, Columbite, Mica, Aquamarine, Chalcopyrite, Schorl, Quartz, Zircon, Elbaite, Thorogummite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMaine

Hedgehog Hill Quarry — albite rockhounding site near Maine, ME

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Hedgehog Hill Quarry

Hedgehog Hill Quarry is a documented mineral occurrence near ME. Reported specimens include Albite, Almandine Garnet, Beryl, Mica, Chrysoberyl, Fluorapatite, Feldspar, Quartz, Smokey Quartz, Schorl. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMaine

Lord Hill Mineral — feldspar rockhounding site near Maine, ME

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Lord Hill Mineral

Lord Hill Mineral is a documented mineral occurrence near ME. Reported specimens include Feldspar, Quartz, Topaz, Phenakite, Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMaine

Mount Apatite Quarries — albite rockhounding site near Maine, ME

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Mount Apatite Quarries

Mount Apatite Quarries is a documented mineral occurrence near ME. Reported specimens include Albite, Almandine Garnet, Arsenopyrite, Autunite, Green Beryl, Pink Beryl, Aquamarine, Biotite, Green Elbaite Tourmaline, Fluorapatite, Lepidolite, Pyrite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMaine

Pitts Garnet Mine — actinolite rockhounding site near Maine, ME

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Pitts Garnet Mine

Pitts Garnet Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near ME. Reported specimens include Actinolite, Calcite, Diopside, Garnet, Molybdenite, Quartz, Titanite, Clinozoisite, Clinochlore, Beryl, Feldspar, Muscovite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMaine

Porcupine Hill Quarry — albite rockhounding site near Maine, ME

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Porcupine Hill Quarry

Porcupine Hill Quarry is a documented mineral occurrence near ME. Reported specimens include Albite, Almandine Garnet, Beryl, Biotite, Columbite, Green Elbaite Tourmaline, Fluorapatite, Quartz crystals, Schorl. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMaine

Quincy Granite Quarries — granite rockhounding site near Sullivan, ME

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Quincy Granite Quarries

Coastal Maine granite quarries near Sullivan and the Mount Desert Island region expose pegmatite dikes with tourmaline and garnet.

Fee variesSullivan

Ragged Jack Mountain — garnet rockhounding site near Maine, ME

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Ragged Jack Mountain

Ragged Jack Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near ME. Reported specimens include Almandine Garnet, Chrysoberyl, Fluorapatite, Feldspar, Mica, Quartz, Schorl. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMaine

Scribner Ledge Quarry & Crocker Hill Mines — graphite rockhounding site near Maine, ME

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Scribner Ledge Quarry & Crocker Hill Mines

Scribner Ledge Quarry & Crocker Hill Mines is a documented mineral occurrence near ME. Reported specimens include Graphite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sericite, Albite, Almandine Garnet, Arsenopyrite, Beryl, Columbite, Feldspar, Schorl. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMaine

Singepole Mountain Quarry — garnet rockhounding site near Maine, ME

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Singepole Mountain Quarry

Singepole Mountain Quarry is a documented mineral occurrence near ME. Reported specimens include Almandine Garnet, Beryl, Biotite, Fluorapatite, Microcline, Muscovite, Quartz, Schorl. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMaine

Swift River — gold rockhounding site near Maine, ME

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Swift River

Swift River is a documented mineral occurrence near ME. Reported specimens include Gold, Garnet, Magnetite, Scheelite, Staurolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMaine

Mt. Shasta — garnet rockhounding site near Michigan, MI

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Mt. Shasta

Mt. Shasta is a documented mineral occurrence near MI. Reported specimens include Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMichigan

Carlton — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Carlton

Carlton is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate, Garnet, Greenalite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Minnesotaite, Pyrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Cloquet — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Cloquet

Cloquet is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate, Garnet, Greenalite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Minnesotaite, Pyrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Cloquet (area 2) — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Cloquet (area 2)

Cloquet (area 2) is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate, Garnet, Greenalite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Minnesotaite, Pyrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Little Falls — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Little Falls

Little Falls is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate, Garnet, Staurolites. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Morton Gneiss Outcrops — gneiss rockhounding site near Morton, MN

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Morton Gneiss Outcrops

Some of the oldest exposed rock on Earth, 3.6-billion-year Morton gneiss, outcrops along Minnesota River valley roads near Morton.

Fee variesMorton

Chesterfield — garnet rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Chesterfield

Chesterfield is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Garnet, Staurolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Cuthbertson Mountain — hematite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

HematiteMO

Cuthbertson Mountain

Cuthbertson Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Hematite, Pyrolusite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Epidote, Garnet, Malachite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Elmer — gold rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

GoldMO

Elmer

Elmer is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Gold, Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Iron Mountain — garnet rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

GarnetMO

Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Yellow Garnet, Apatite, Barite, Calcite, Diopside, Dolomite, Epidote, Fluorite, Galena, Magnetite, Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Joplin — apatite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

ApatiteMO

Joplin

Joplin is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Apatite, Aragonite, Azurite, Barite, Calcite, Cerussite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Dolomite, Galena, Garnet, Pyrite, Sphalerite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Old Monroe — agate rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

AgateMO

Old Monroe

Old Monroe is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate, Garnet, Staurolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

American Bar — sapphire rockhounding site near Montana, MT

SapphireMT

American Bar

American Bar is a documented mineral occurrence near MT. Reported specimens include Sapphire, Cassiterite, Chalcedony, Garnet, Gold, Kyanite, Limonite, Topaz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMontana

Calvert Hill Mine — scheelite rockhounding site near Montana, MT

ScheeliteMT

Calvert Hill Mine

Calvert Hill Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near MT. Reported specimens include Scheelite, Garnet, Aquamarine, Tungsten. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMontana

Garnet Placer — gold rockhounding site near Broadwater, MT

GoldMT

Garnet Placer

Garnet Placer is a historic mining site in Broadwater, Montana, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold.

Fee variesBroadwater

Gem Mountain Sapphire Mine — sapphire rockhounding site near Philipsburg, MT

SapphireMT

Gem Mountain Sapphire Mine

Commercial sapphire gravel operation near Philipsburg where visitors wash concentrate for Montana's famous pastel sapphires.

Fee requiredPhilipsburg

Golden Angel Mine — azurite rockhounding site near Powell, MT

AzuriteMT

Golden Angel Mine

Golden Angel Mine is a known mineral occurrence in Powell, Montana, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Garnet, Gold, Iron.

Fee variesPowell

Little Bill Placer Claim — feldspar rockhounding site near Granite, MT

FeldsparMT

Little Bill Placer Claim

Little Bill Placer Claim is a mineral prospect in Granite, Montana, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar, Garnet, Iron, Quartz crystals, Rutile, Zircon.

Fee variesGranite

Missouri River — cassiterite rockhounding site near Montana, MT

CassiteriteMT

Missouri River

Missouri River is a documented mineral occurrence near MT. Reported specimens include Cassiterite, Chalcedony, Garnet, Gold, Kyanite, Limonite, Sapphire, Topaz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMontana

Overlook — azurite rockhounding site near Silver Bow, MT

AzuriteMT

Overlook

Overlook is a known mineral occurrence in Silver Bow, Montana, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Garnet, Gold, Limestone.

Fee variesSilver Bow

Pole Creek — garnet rockhounding site near Montana, MT

GarnetMT

Pole Creek

Pole Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near MT. Reported specimens include Garnet, Gold, Quartz crystals, Ruby, Sapphire. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMontana

Ruby River — garnet rockhounding site near Montana, MT

GarnetMT

Ruby River

Ruby River is a documented mineral occurrence near MT. Reported specimens include Almandine Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMontana

Virginia City — garnet rockhounding site near Montana, MT

GarnetMT

Virginia City

Virginia City is a documented mineral occurrence near MT. Reported specimens include Garnet, Gold. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMontana

Yellowstone River Sapphire Bars — sapphire rockhounding site near Missoula, MT

SapphireMT

Yellowstone River Sapphire Bars

Alluvial bars along the upper Yellowstone and Missouri headwaters contain placer sapphires eroded from igneous source rocks.

Fee variesMissoula

Anson County — gold rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

GoldNC

Anson County

Anson County is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Gold, Calcite, Garnet, Galena, Pyrite, Siderite, Rutile, Sphalerite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Balsam Gap Mine — magnesite rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

MagnesiteNC

Balsam Gap Mine

Balsam Gap Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Magnesite, Albite, Allanite, Green Beryl, Columbite, Corundum, Garnet, Biotite, Muscovite, Sapphire. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Big Creek — garnet rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

GarnetNC

Big Creek

Big Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Garnet, Moonstone, Smoky Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Brasstown — garnet rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

GarnetNC

Brasstown

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

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Bryson City — allanite rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

AllaniteNC

Bryson City

Bryson City is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Allanite, Garnet, Magnetite, Moonstone, Quartz crystals, Pyrite, Feldspar, Mica, Kyanite, Staurolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Bullhead Mountain — garnet rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

GarnetNC

Bullhead Mountain

Bullhead Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Garnet, Gem Kyanite, Magnetite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Burnsville — albite rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

AlbiteNC

Burnsville

Burnsville is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Albite, Amazonite, Apatite, Aquamarine, Autunite, Beryl, Emerald, Fluorite, Garnet, Kyanite, Muscovite, Feldspar, Rutile crystals, Quartz crystals, Sunstone, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Caswell County — gold rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

GoldNC

Caswell County

Caswell County is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Gold, Allanite, Mica, Garnet, Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Celo Ridge — sapphire rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

SapphireNC

Celo Ridge

Celo Ridge is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Sapphire, Feldspar, Garnet, Kyanite, Mica. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Cherokee Ruby & Sapphire Mine — ruby rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

RubyNC

Cherokee Ruby & Sapphire Mine

Cherokee Ruby & Sapphire Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Ruby, Sapphire, Garnet, Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Chunky Gal Mountain — garnet rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

GarnetNC

Chunky Gal Mountain

Chunky Gal Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Garnet, Staurolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Clubb Mountain — corundum rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

CorundumNC

Clubb Mountain

Clubb Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Corundum, Lazulite, Gem Kyanite, Damourite, Gold, Garnet, Hematite, Magnetite, Rutile crystals, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Cowee Creek — garnet rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

GarnetNC

Cowee Creek

Cowee Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Garnet, Ruby, Sapphire, Corundum, Beryl, Hornblende, Kyanite, Pyrite, Quartz, Rutile, Staurolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Cowee Valley Ruby Sapphire — corundum rockhounding site near Franklin, NC

CorundumNC

Cowee Valley Ruby Sapphire

Macon County streams and mines in Cowee Valley produce corundum rubies and sapphires in gravels of the Franklin gem capital.

Fee requiredFranklin

Craggy Gardens Picnic Site — garnet rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

GarnetNC

Craggy Gardens Picnic Site

Craggy Gardens Picnic Site is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Almandine Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Cranberry — gem epidote rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

Gem EpidoteNC

Cranberry

Cranberry is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Gem Epidote, Garnet, Hematite, Gem Kyanite, Unakite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Crowder's Mountain — barite rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

BariteNC

Crowder's Mountain

Crowder's Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Barite, Chalcopyrite, Corundum, Gold Bearing Galena, Gold, Garnet, Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite, Blue Gem Kyanite, Rutile crystals, Topaz, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Deer Park Mine — autunite rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

AutuniteNC

Deer Park Mine

Deer Park Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Autunite, Feldspar crystals, Garnet, Hyalite Opal, Mica, Monazite, Thulite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Democrat — chalcedony rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

ChalcedonyNC

Democrat

Democrat is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Chalcedony, Feldspar crystals, Gem Garnet, Moonstone, Olivine crystals, Vermiculite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Earl — aquamarine rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

AquamarineNC

Earl

Earl is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Aquamarine, Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Elijah Mountain Gem Mine — ruby rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

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

Franklin — amethyst rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

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

Gold Hill — magnetite rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

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

Hall Creek And Silver Creek — corundum rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

CorundumNC

Hall Creek And Silver Creek

Hall Creek and Silver Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Corundum, Diamond, Pyrope Garnet, Rutile crystals, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Hiddenite (area 2) — aquamarine rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

AquamarineNC

Hiddenite (area 2)

Hiddenite (area 2) is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Aquamarine, Beryl, Quartz, Rutile, Emerald, Hiddenite, Calcite, Dolomite, Black Tourmaline, Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

High Peak — garnet rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

GarnetNC

High Peak

High Peak is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Highlands — corundum rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

CorundumNC

Highlands

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

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Horse Creek — epidote rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

EpidoteNC

Horse Creek

Horse Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Epidote, Garnet, Magnetite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Hyatt Creek — garnet rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

GarnetNC

Hyatt Creek

Hyatt Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Almandine Garnet, Staurolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Ingalls — garnet rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

GarnetNC

Ingalls

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

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Little Pine Garnet Mine — garnet rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

GarnetNC

Little Pine Garnet Mine

Little Pine Garnet Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Garnet, Quartz, Chlorite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Little Snowbird Mountains — chloritoid rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

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Little Snowbird Mountains

Little Snowbird Mountains is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Chloritoid, Ottrelite, Garnet, Gold, Staurolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Looking Glass Falls — garnet rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

GarnetNC

Looking Glass Falls

Looking Glass Falls is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Marlin Knob — garnet rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

GarnetNC

Marlin Knob

Marlin Knob is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Garnet, Unakite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Mason Farm Staurolite — staurolite rockhounding site near Blairsville, NC

StauroliteNC

Mason Farm Staurolite

Staurolite twinned crystals known as fairy crosses weather from schist in the Georgia-North Carolina Blue Ridge.

Fee variesBlairsville

Mason Mountain — corundum rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

CorundumNC

Mason Mountain

Mason Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Corundum, Garnet, Hornblende, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Masons Branch — mineral rockhounding site near Macon, NC

MineralNC

Masons Branch

Masons Branch is a historic mining site in Macon, North Carolina, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Garnet, Gold, Platinum, Sphalerite.

Fee variesMacon

Mcdowell County — garnet rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

GarnetNC

Mcdowell County

McDowell County is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Pyrope Garnet, Gold Placer. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Otto — amethyst rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

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

Plumtree — quartz rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

QuartzNC

Plumtree

Plumtree is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Gem Feldspar crystals, Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Pressley Mine — albite rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

AlbiteNC

Pressley Mine

Pressley Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Albite, Amphibolite, Corundum, Damourite, Sapphire, Epidote, Garnet, Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Reems Creek — garnet rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

GarnetNC

Reems Creek

Reems Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Roberson Ridge — ankerite rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

AnkeriteNC

Roberson Ridge

Roberson Ridge is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Ankerite, Apatite, Biotite, Garnet, Muscovite, Pyrrotite, Quartz crystals, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Sink Hole Mine And Other Area Mines — blue beryl rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

Blue BerylNC

Sink Hole Mine And Other Area Mines

Sink Hole Mine and other area mines is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Blue Beryl, Apatite, Garnet, Kyanite, Thulite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Spear — beryl rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

BerylNC

Spear

Spear is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Beryl, Garnet, Epidote crystals, Mica. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Spruce Pine Pegmatite District — pegmatite rockhounding site near Spruce Pine, NC

PegmatiteNC

Spruce Pine Pegmatite District

The Spruce Pine district hosts massive pegmatites that supply industrial quartz and feldspar; collector access is mostly observational on public roads.

Fee variesSpruce Pine

Thermal City — garnet rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

GarnetNC

Thermal City

Thermal City is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Vengeance Creek — calcite rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

CalciteNC

Vengeance Creek

Vengeance Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Calcite, Garnet, Quartz crystals, Staurolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Wilkesboro — garnet rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

GarnetNC

Wilkesboro

Wilkesboro is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Garnet, Serpentine, Talc. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Winston-salem — halloysite rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

HalloysiteNC

Winston-salem

Winston-Salem is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Halloysite, Hematite, Magnetite, Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Yadkin Valley — beryl rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

BerylNC

Yadkin Valley

Yadkin Valley is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Beryl, Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Deer Hill Mineral — amethyst rockhounding site near New Hampshire, NH

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

Lord Hill Mineral — feldspar rockhounding site near New Hampshire, NH

FeldsparNH

Lord Hill Mineral

Lord Hill Mineral is a documented mineral occurrence near NH. Reported specimens include Feldspar, Quartz, Topaz, Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Hampshire

Melvin Hill (grafton) — beryl rockhounding site near New Hampshire, NH

BerylNH

Melvin Hill (grafton)

Melvin Hill (Grafton) is a documented mineral occurrence near NH. Reported specimens include Beryl, Spessartine Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Hampshire

Raymond — feldspar rockhounding site near New Hampshire, NH

FeldsparNH

Raymond

Raymond is a documented mineral occurrence near NH. Reported specimens include Feldspar, Beryl, Garnet, Rose Quartz, Spodumene. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Hampshire

Ruggles Mine — mica rockhounding site near Grafton, NH

MicaNH

Ruggles Mine

Ruggles Mine was a popular fee-collecting mica mine in Grafton for decades; check current access status before visiting.

Fee variesGrafton

Mine Hill (bornite) — bornite rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

BorniteNJ

Mine Hill (bornite)

Mine Hill (bornite) is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Bornite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorite, Garnet, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite crystals, Quartz crystals, Spinel, Sunstone, Tremolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Nolands Point — garnet rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

GarnetNJ

Nolands Point

Nolands Point is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Ringwood — calcite rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

CalciteNJ

Ringwood

Ringwood is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Corundum, Epidote, Garnet, Hornblende, Pyrite, Serpentine, Zircon. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Jarilla Mountains (garnet) — garnet rockhounding site near New Mexico, NM

GarnetNM

Jarilla Mountains (garnet)

Jarilla Mountains (garnet) is a documented mineral occurrence near NM. Reported specimens include Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Mexico

Nw San Juan County — agate rockhounding site near New Mexico, NM

AgateNM

Nw San Juan County

NW San Juan County is a documented mineral occurrence near NM. Reported specimens include Chert, Garnet, Jasper, Quartzite, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Mexico

Pecos — actinolite rockhounding site near New Mexico, NM

ActinoliteNM

Pecos

Pecos is a documented mineral occurrence near NM. Reported specimens include Actinolite, Garnet, Lepidolite, Mica, Bornite, Pyrite, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Mexico

Pilar (garnet) — garnet rockhounding site near New Mexico, NM

GarnetNM

Pilar (garnet)

Pilar (garnet) is a documented mineral occurrence near NM. Reported specimens include Garnet, Staurolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Mexico

Silver Hill — garnet rockhounding site near New Mexico, NM

GarnetNM

Silver Hill

Silver Hill is a documented mineral occurrence near NM. Reported specimens include Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Mexico

Garnet — wolframite rockhounding site near Mineral, NV

WolframiteNV

Garnet

Garnet is a historic mining site in Mineral, Nevada, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Wolframite.

Fee variesMineral

Garnet From Garnet Hill — gemstone rockhounding site near NV, NV

GemstoneNV

Garnet From Garnet Hill

Garnet from Garnet Hill is a documented rockhounding destination in NV. Collectors visit for gem crystals, beryl, tourmaline and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesNevada

Garnet Hill — garnet rockhounding site near Ely, NV

GarnetNV

Garnet Hill

A BLM interpretive site near Ely where garnet crystals weather out of dark schist on a hillside overlooking the Robinson mining district.

Fee variesEly

Nelson — garnet rockhounding site near Nevada, NV

GarnetNV

Nelson

Nelson is a documented mineral occurrence near NV. Reported specimens include Almandine Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNevada

Nightingale Mountain Range — garnet rockhounding site near Nevada, NV

GarnetNV

Nightingale Mountain Range

Nightingale Mountain Range is a documented mineral occurrence near NV. Reported specimens include Garnets. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNevada

Sparks — agate rockhounding site near Nevada, NV

AgateNV

Sparks

Sparks is a documented mineral occurrence near NV. Reported specimens include Agate, Garnet, Idocrase, Obsidian. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNevada

Benson Mines Garnet Pit — garnet rockhounding site near Star Lake, NY

GarnetNY

Benson Mines Garnet Pit

The largest open-pit iron mine in New York at Benson Mines produced massive almandine garnet crystals in tailings and pit walls.

Fee variesStar Lake

Crehore Mine — garnet rockhounding site near New York, NY

GarnetNY

Crehore Mine

Crehore Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near NY. Reported specimens include Garnet, Hornblende. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew York

Diamond Mountain Mining — garnet rockhounding site near New York, NY

GarnetNY

Diamond Mountain Mining

Diamond Mountain Mining is a documented mineral occurrence near NY. Reported specimens include Garnet, Epidote, Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew York

Garnet From Barton Mines — gemstone rockhounding site near NY, NY

GemstoneNY

Garnet From Barton Mines

Garnet from Barton Mines is a documented rockhounding destination in NY. Collectors visit for gem crystals, beryl, tourmaline and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesNew York

Gore Mountain — almandine rockhounding site near New York, NY

AlmandineNY

Gore Mountain

Gore Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NY. Reported specimens include Almandine, Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew York

Humphrey Mountain — almandine rockhounding site near New York, NY

AlmandineNY

Humphrey Mountain

Humphrey Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NY. Reported specimens include Almandine, Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew York

Oven Mt. — garnet rockhounding site near New York, NY

GarnetNY

Oven Mt.

Oven Mt. is a documented mineral occurrence near NY. Reported specimens include Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew York

Timbered Hills Garnet Area — garnet rockhounding site near Lawton, OK

GarnetOK

Timbered Hills Garnet Area

Garnet-bearing schist outcrops in the Wichita Mountains uplift weather garnets into area creeks and gravel bars.

Fee variesLawton

Chester County Feldspar Pegmatite — pegmatite rockhounding site near West Chester, PA

PegmatitePA

Chester County Feldspar Pegmatite

Piedmont pegmatites of Chester County yielded feldspar and occasional beryl crystals for eastern Pennsylvania collectors.

Fee variesWest Chester

Coatsville — amethyst rockhounding site near Pennsylvania, PA

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.

Fee variesPennsylvania

Cornwall — actinolite rockhounding site near Pennsylvania, PA

ActinolitePA

Cornwall

Cornwall is a documented mineral occurrence near PA. Reported specimens include Actinolite, Andradite, Calcite, Chlorite, Diopside, Epidote, Fluorite, Grossularite Garnet, Labradorite, Magnetite, Moonstone, Prehnite, Pyrite crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesPennsylvania

Crum Creek — gold rockhounding site near Pennsylvania, PA

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.

Fee variesPennsylvania

East Branch Naamanm Creek — sphene rockhounding site near Pennsylvania, PA

SphenePA

East Branch Naamanm Creek

East Branch Naamanm Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near PA. Reported specimens include Sphene, Quartz crystals, Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesPennsylvania

Fox Hill — garnet rockhounding site near Pennsylvania, PA

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Fox Hill

Fox Hill is a documented mineral occurrence near PA. Reported specimens include Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesPennsylvania

Great Lakes Placer Prospect — garnet rockhounding site near Erie, PA

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Great Lakes Placer Prospect

Great Lakes Placer Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Erie, Pennsylvania, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Garnet, Iron, Rutile, Zircon.

Fee variesErie

Harrisburg — agate rockhounding site near Pennsylvania, PA

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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.

Fee variesPennsylvania

Nottingham Park — serpentine rockhounding site near Pennsylvania, PA

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Nottingham Park

Nottingham Park is a documented mineral occurrence near PA. Reported specimens include Serpentine, Garnet, Feldspar, Tourmaline, Albite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesPennsylvania

Conanicut Island Pegmatite — pegmatite rockhounding site near Jamestown, RI

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Conanicut Island Pegmatite

Jamestown and Conanicut Island exposures of Narragansett Bay region pegmatite contain beryl and garnet in coastal outcrops.

Fee variesJamestown

Hopkinton Quartzite Quarries — quartzite rockhounding site near Hopkinton, RI

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Hopkinton Quartzite Quarries

Abandoned quartzite quarries of Washington County expose quartz veins and garnet-bearing schist in western Rhode Island.

Fee variesHopkinton

Moosup River — epidote rockhounding site near Rhode Island, RI

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Moosup River

Moosup River is a documented mineral occurrence near RI. Reported specimens include Epidote, Hornblende, Orthoclase, Pyrite, Apatite, Biotite, Garnet, Chlorite, Labradorite, Serpentine. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesRhode Island

Sneech Pond — mineral rockhounding site near Rhode Island, RI

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Sneech Pond

Sneech Pond is a documented mineral occurrence near RI. Reported specimens include Chalcopyrite, Garnet, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Rhodonite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesRhode Island

Anderson Feldspar Mine Area — pegmatite rockhounding site near Anderson, SC

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Anderson Feldspar Mine Area

Historic pegmatite mines of the Carolina Piedmont near Anderson exposed large muscovite books and garnet crystals.

Fee variesAnderson

Bowens River And Tributaries — corundum rockhounding site near South Carolina, SC

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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

Diamond Hill Mine — quartz rockhounding site near Antreville, SC

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Diamond Hill Mine

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

Fee requiredAntreville

Lake Murray Dam — garnet rockhounding site near South Carolina, SC

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Lake Murray Dam

Lake Murray Dam is a documented mineral occurrence near SC. Reported specimens include Garnet, Kyanite crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Carolina

Paris Mt. State Park — beryl rockhounding site near South Carolina, SC

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Paris Mt. State Park

Paris Mt. State Park is a documented mineral occurrence near SC. Reported specimens include Beryl, Garnet, Quartz, Smoky Quartz, Sillimanite, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Carolina

Homestake Mine Surface Dumps — gold rockhounding site near Lead, SD

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Homestake Mine Surface Dumps

Historic Homestake gold mine near Lead produced deep underground ore for 125 years; Sanford Lab restricts but region has mining museums.

Fee variesLead

Scenic — blue gem chalcedony rockhounding site near South Dakota, SD

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Scenic

Scenic is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Blue Gem Chalcedony, Gem Carnelian, Aquamarine, Beryl, Garnet, Jasper, Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Dakota

Tepee Canyon — agate rockhounding site near South Dakota, SD

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Tepee Canyon

Tepee Canyon is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Agate, Beryl, Almandine Garnet, Lepidolite, Staurolite, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Dakota

Tin Mountain — fluorapatite rockhounding site near South Dakota, SD

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Tin Mountain

Tin Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Fluorapatite, Quartz crystals, Almandine Garnet, Cassiterite, Mica, Tourmaline, Zircon. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Dakota

Ben Lomond Mountain Garnet — garnet rockhounding site near Sparta, TN

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Ben Lomond Mountain Garnet

Metamorphic schists of the Highland Rim yield garnet and staurolite crystals in creek gravies below Ben Lomond.

Fee variesSparta

Cooper Gem Mine — sapphire rockhounding site near Blountville, TN

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Cooper Gem Mine

Eastern Tennessee gem gravels near the Tri-Cities produce sapphires and rutile in ancient stream deposits accessible through fee-mine operations.

Fee requiredBlountville

Copperhill — azurite rockhounding site near Tennessee, TN

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Copperhill

Copperhill is a documented mineral occurrence near TN. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chalcopyrite, Garnet, Gold, Pyrite, Malachite, Quartz crystals, Staurolite, Chalcocite, Cuprite, Galena, Graphite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesTennessee

Ducktown — azurite rockhounding site near Tennessee, TN

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Ducktown

Ducktown is a documented mineral occurrence near TN. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chalcopyrite, Garnet, Gold, Pyrite, Malachite, Quartz crystals, Staurolite, Chalcocite, Cuprite, Galena, Graphite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesTennessee

Stream Gravels Around Fredericksburg — garnet rockhounding site near Texas, TX

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Stream Gravels Around Fredericksburg

Stream gravels around Fredericksburg is a documented mineral occurrence near TX. Reported specimens include Almandine garnets. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesTexas

Antelope Island — garnet rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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Antelope Island

Antelope Island is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Garnet, Azurite, Biotite, Chlorite, Chrysocolla, Epidote, Limonite, Magnetite, Malachite, Quartz, Sulfur, Zoisite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

Bingham Canyon — actinolite rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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Bingham Canyon

Bingham Canyon is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Actinolite, Barite, Bismuth, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Garnet, Magnetite, Pyrolusite, Rutile, Tetrahedrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

Bonanza Flat — garnet rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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Bonanza Flat

Bonanza Flat is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Grossularite Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

Comb Ridge — garnet rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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Comb Ridge

Comb Ridge is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Arizona Ruby Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

Copper Gulch — garnet rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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Copper Gulch

Copper Gulch is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Garnet, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

Dugway Range — beryl rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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Dugway Range

Dugway Range is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Beryl, Chalcedony, Fluorite, Garnet, Topaz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

Gold Mountain — alunite rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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Gold Mountain

Gold Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Alunite, Barite, Garnet, Gypsum. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

House Range — diopside rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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House Range

House Range is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Diopside, Garnet, Idocrase, Scheelite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

Lincoln Gulch — amethyst rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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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

Modena — argentite rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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Modena

Modena is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Argentite, Gold, Limonite, Pyrite, Fluorite, Garnet, Quartz, Selenium. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

Mule Ear — garnet rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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Mule Ear

Mule Ear is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Pyrope Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

Painter Spring — garnet rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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Painter Spring

Painter Spring is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Garnet, Idocrase, Microcline, Orthoclase, Muscovite, Pyrite, Scheelite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

Rocky Range — magnetite rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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Rocky Range

Rocky Range is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Magnetite, Wulfenite, Azurite, Bornite, Diopside, Garnet, Malachite, Apatite, Pyrite, Scheelite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

San Francisco Mountains — diopside rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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San Francisco Mountains

San Francisco Mountains is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Diopside, Fluorite, Galena, Garnet, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Apatite, Biotite, Chlorite, Goethite, Copper, Magnetite, Quartz, Zircon. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

Santaquin & Silver Lake Mining Districts — actinolite rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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Santaquin & Silver Lake Mining Districts

Santaquin & Silver Lake mining districts is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Actinolite, Andradite, Argentite, Cordierite, Galena, Garnet, Gold, Prehnite, Scheelite, Silver, Sphene, Zircon. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

Sevier Lake — chalcedony rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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Sevier Lake

Sevier Lake is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Chalcedony, Galena, Garnet, Molybdenite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

Star Range — bismutite rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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Star Range

Star Range is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Bismutite, Rhodochrosite, Fluorite, Quartz, Azurite, Cerussite, Galena, Malachite, Calcite, Garnet, Limonite, Pyrite, Wulfenite, Sphalerite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

Strongs Canyon — garnet rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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Strongs Canyon

Strongs Canyon is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

Thomas Range — agate rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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Thomas Range

Thomas Range is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Agate, Beryl, Chalcedony, Fluorite, Garnet, Opal, Quartz, Topaz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

Tintic Mountains — pyrolusite rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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Tintic Mountains

Tintic Mountains is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Pyrolusite, Siderite, Cerussite, Galena, Jasper, Limonite, Pyrite, Azurite, Barite, Bismuth, Malachite, Marcasite, Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

Wah Wah Mountains — cerussite rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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Wah Wah Mountains

Wah Wah Mountains is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Cerussite, Galena, Pyrite, Alunite, Autunite, Fluorite, Hematite, Limonite, Garnet, Topaz, Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesUtah

Amelia Court House — amazonite rockhounding site near Virginia, VA

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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

Axton — garnet rockhounding site near Virginia, VA

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Axton

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

Fee variesVirginia

Chestnut Mountain — garnet rockhounding site near Virginia, VA

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Chestnut Mountain

Chestnut Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Garnet, Biotite, Quartz crystals, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVirginia

Galax — garnet rockhounding site near Virginia, VA

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Galax

Galax is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Spessartine Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVirginia

Hanks Knob — garnet rockhounding site near Virginia, VA

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Hanks Knob

Hanks Knob is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Garnet, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz crystals, Rutile. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVirginia

Leigh Mountain — garnet rockhounding site near Virginia, VA

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Leigh Mountain

Leigh Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Garnet, Gem Kyanite, Rutile, Staurolite, Topaz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVirginia

Mineral — actinolite rockhounding site near Virginia, VA

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Mineral

Mineral is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Actinolite, Garnet, Pyrite, Serpentine, Tremolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVirginia

Moneta — garnet rockhounding site near Virginia, VA

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Moneta

Moneta is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Garnet, Pyrite, Quartz crystals, Rutile, Perthite, Tourmaline, Zoisite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVirginia

Peaks Of Otter — beryl rockhounding site near Virginia, VA

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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.

Fee variesVirginia

Stuart — garnet rockhounding site near Virginia, VA

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Stuart

Stuart is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Almandine Garnet, Staurolite, Corundum, Kyanite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVirginia

Sweet Surrender Crystal Mine — quartz rockhounding site near Amelia Court House, VA

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Sweet Surrender Crystal Mine

Another Amelia pegmatite operation where collectors dig for quartz and amazonite in clay-rich pocket zones.

Fee requiredAmelia Court House

Willis Mountain — kyanite rockhounding site near Virginia, VA

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Willis Mountain

Willis Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Kyanite, Manganese, Apatite, Corundum, Feldspar, Garnet, Hematite, Pyrite, Magnetite, Rutile, Topaz, Zircon. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVirginia

Belvidere Garnet Mine — garnet rockhounding site near Eden Mills, VT

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Belvidere Garnet Mine

Eden-Belvidere garnet mines in the Green Mountains produced grossular garnet crystals in calc-silicate skarn rock.

Fee variesEden Mills

Bennington — quartz rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Bennington

Bennington is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Blue Quartz, cabochon material, Garnet, Feldspar, Biotite, Hornblende. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVermont

Eden — asbestos rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Eden

Eden is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Asbestos, Vesuvianite, Serpentine, Garnet, Epidote, Diopside, Calcite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVermont

Ely Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Ely Mine

Ely Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Chalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tourmaline, Actinolite, Calcite, Garnet, Hornblende, Malachite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVermont

Gassetts — quartz rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Gassetts

Gassetts is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Quartz, Garnet, Tourmaline, Staurolite, Kyanite crystals, Actinolite, Diopside, Calcite, Sphene, Pyrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVermont

Grossular Garnet Eden — garnet rockhounding site near Eden, VT

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Grossular Garnet Eden

The Eden garnet locality is Vermont's premier garnet collecting site where grossular crystals occur in massive garnet ore.

Fee requiredEden

Lake Willoughby — muscovite rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Lake Willoughby

Lake Willoughby is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Muscovite, Beryl, Garnet, Idocrase crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVermont

Lake Willoughby Garnet Schist — garnet rockhounding site near Westmore, VT

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Lake Willoughby Garnet Schist

Garnet and staurolite schists of the Northeast Kingdom are visible in road cuts around Lake Willoughby for geology study.

Fee variesWestmore

48-55 Prospect — azurite rockhounding site near Snohomish, WA

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48-55 Prospect

48-55 Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Snohomish, Washington, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Garnet, Gold, Malachite.

Fee variesSnohomish

Chattaroy — garnet rockhounding site near Washington, WA

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Chattaroy

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

Fee variesWashington

Sacheen Lake — garnet rockhounding site near Washington, WA

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Sacheen Lake

Sacheen Lake is a documented mineral occurrence near WA. Reported specimens include Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesWashington

Cooney Hills — garnet rockhounding site near Wyoming, WY

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Cooney Hills

Cooney Hills is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesWyoming

Copper Chief Gold Mine — garnet rockhounding site near Fremont, WY

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Copper Chief Gold Mine

Copper Chief Gold Mine is a known mineral occurrence in Fremont, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Garnet, Gold.

Fee variesFremont

Green Mountain — agate rockhounding site near Wyoming, WY

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Green Mountain

Green Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Banded Agate, Moss Agate, Aventurine, Garnet, Sapphire. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesWyoming

Ione Prospect — beryl rockhounding site near Albany, WY

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Ione Prospect

Ione Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Beryl, Feldspar, Garnet, Mica.

Fee variesAlbany

Many Values Pegmatite Prospect — beryl rockhounding site near Albany, WY

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Many Values Pegmatite Prospect

Many Values Pegmatite Prospect is a historic mining site in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Beryl, Garnet, Mica.

Fee variesAlbany

Muscovite Claim — feldspar rockhounding site near Albany, WY

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Muscovite Claim

Muscovite Claim is a historic mining site in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar, Garnet, Mica, Pumice, Wolframite.

Fee variesAlbany

Negro Hill Placers — cassiterite rockhounding site near Crook, WY

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Negro Hill Placers

Negro Hill placers is a known mineral occurrence in Crook, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Cassiterite, Garnet, Gold, Wolframite.

Fee variesCrook

FAQ

Where can I find garnets near me?

Use our GPS near-me garnet page and the map below. Garnet occurs in many states, but productive recreational sites are uneven — prefer listings with access notes.

Are garnets common on public land?

Some Forest Service and BLM areas allow casual collecting within limits. Famous garnet localities are often claimed — verify before digging.

What color are U.S. field garnets?

Most recreational finds are deep red almandine or pyrope. Gem-green demantoid and other rare colors are uncommon in casual collecting.

Related: pay-to-dig sites, agates in the USA, geodes near me.