Where to find tourmaline in the U.S.

Tourmaline grows in granite pegmatites. California Pala district fee digs and Maine Oxford County pegmatites are classic U.S. destinations — verify claim and mine access before you dig.

California rockhounding guide Gemstones hub Sites near me

115 directory listings mentioning tourmaline.

What to look for

Striated prismatic crystals with a triangular cross-section. Colors range from black schorl to green, pink, and watermelon elbaite in gem pegmatites.

Flagship districts

San Diego County Pala pegmatites (including Himalaya / Oceanview fee digs) and Maine Mount Mica / Oxford County pegmatite country. Many classic pits are private.

Tourmaline rockhounding map

Pin map of directory listings that mention tourmaline.

98 sites with coordinates

Tourmaline rockhounding sites

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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

All Along Both Sides Of Road From Morristown To Castle Hot Springs — agate rockhounding site near Arizona, AZ

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All Along Both Sides Of Road From Morristown To Castle Hot Springs

All along both sides of road from Morristown to Castle Hot Springs is a documented mineral occurrence near AZ. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Chert, Jasper, Schorl. 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

Benitoite Specimen From Benitoite Gem Mine. — gemstone rockhounding site near CA, CA

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Benitoite Specimen From Benitoite Gem Mine.

Benitoite specimen from Benitoite Gem Mine. is a documented rockhounding destination in CA. 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 variesCalifornia

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

Himalaya Tourmaline Mine (mesa Grande) — tourmaline rockhounding site near California, CA

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Himalaya Tourmaline Mine (mesa Grande)

Himalaya Tourmaline Mine (Mesa Grande) is a documented mineral occurrence near CA. Reported specimens include Tourmaline, Lepidolite, Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesCalifornia

I'm Screening Material To Find Tourmaline In Winter 2011. — gemstone rockhounding site near CA, CA

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I'm Screening Material To Find Tourmaline In Winter 2011.

I'm screening material to find tourmaline in winter 2011. is a documented rockhounding destination in CA. 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 variesCalifornia

Oceanview Mine — tourmaline rockhounding site near Pala, CA

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Oceanview Mine

A working gem mine in the Pala pegmatite district offering fee digs where visitors screen pocket clay for tourmaline and colored spodumene crystals.

Fee requiredPala

Rouse Hill — amazonite rockhounding site near California, CA

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Rouse Hill

Rouse Hill is a documented mineral occurrence near CA. Reported specimens include Amazonite, Idocrase, Rose Quartz, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesCalifornia

Ware Mine — beryl rockhounding site near California, CA

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Ware Mine

Ware Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near CA. Reported specimens include Beryl, Lepidolite, Quartz crystals, Schorl, Topaz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesCalifornia

Aquamarine — gemstone rockhounding site near CO, CO

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Aquamarine

Aquamarine is a documented rockhounding destination in CO. 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 variesColorado

Quartz Creek — albite rockhounding site near Colorado, CO

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Quartz Creek

Quartz Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near CO. Reported specimens include Albite, Beryl, Lepidolite, Mica, Tourmaline. 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

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

Strickland Quarry — pegmatite rockhounding site near Portland, CT

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Strickland Quarry

Strickland Quarry near Portland produced elbaite tourmaline and beryl crystals from one of New England's richest pegmatites.

Fee variesPortland

White Rocks Quarry — beryl rockhounding site near Connecticut, CT

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White Rocks Quarry

White Rocks Quarry is a documented mineral occurrence near CT. Reported specimens include Beryl, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesConnecticut

Arabia Mountain — tourmaline rockhounding site near Georgia, GA

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Arabia Mountain

Arabia Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near GA. Reported specimens include Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesGeorgia

Ball Ground Pegmatite Belt — pegmatite rockhounding site near Ball Ground, GA

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Ball Ground Pegmatite Belt

Pegmatite dikes near Ball Ground in the Georgia Blue Ridge foothills have produced beryl and tourmaline for regional collectors.

Fee variesBall Ground

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

Gumlog Mountain — corundum rockhounding site near Georgia, GA

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Gumlog Mountain

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

Fee variesGeorgia

Hogg Mine — aquamarine rockhounding site near Laurel Springs, GA

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Hogg Mine

A famous Georgia pegmatite mine offering fee digs for aquamarine beryl, rose quartz, and black tourmaline crystals.

Fee requiredLaurel Springs

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

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

Vaugh — beryl rockhounding site near Georgia, GA

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Vaugh

Vaugh is a documented mineral occurrence near GA. Reported specimens include Beryl, Rose Quartz, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesGeorgia

Finding Garnets Requires Some Work. — gemstone rockhounding site near ID, ID

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Finding Garnets Requires Some Work.

Finding garnets requires some work. 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

Hyndman Peak — tourmaline rockhounding site near Idaho, ID

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Hyndman Peak

Hyndman Peak is a documented mineral occurrence near ID. Reported specimens include Tourmaline. 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

Indian Point Tourmaline - Quartz Group — azurite rockhounding site near Lemhi, ID

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Indian Point Tourmaline - Quartz Group

Indian Point Tourmaline - Quartz Group is a known mineral occurrence in Lemhi, Idaho, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Cobalt, Copper, Malachite, Nickel.

Fee variesLemhi

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

Barrus Mine Pegmatite Outcrop — tourmaline rockhounding site near Massachusetts, MA

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Barrus Mine Pegmatite Outcrop

Barrus Mine pegmatite outcrop is a documented mineral occurrence near MA. Reported specimens include Tourmaline, Lepidolite, Spodumene. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMassachusetts

Harvard Quarry Maine Border Pegmatite — pegmatite rockhounding site near Petersham, MA

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Harvard Quarry Maine Border Pegmatite

Central Massachusetts pegmatites near Petersham in the Worcester Range contain beryl and tourmaline in muscovite-rich zones.

Fee variesPetersham

Lily Pond — emerald rockhounding site near Massachusetts, MA

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Lily Pond

Lily Pond is a documented mineral occurrence near MA. Reported specimens include Emerald, Goshenite, Smoky Quartz, Tourmaline. 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

Castleton — quartz rockhounding site near Maryland, MD

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Castleton

Castleton is a documented mineral occurrence near MD. Reported specimens include Quartz crystals, Tourmaline. 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

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

Harvard Quarry Maine — pegmatite rockhounding site near Hebron, ME

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Harvard Quarry Maine

Maine pegmatite belt quarries near Hebron and Oxford produced gem-quality tourmaline and beryl for over a century.

Fee variesHebron

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

Havey Tourmaline Quarry — mixed minerals rockhounding site near Maine, ME

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Havey Tourmaline Quarry

Havey Tourmaline Quarry is a documented mineral occurrence near ME. Reported specimens include Mixed minerals. 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

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

Mount Mica Pegmatite — tourmaline rockhounding site near Paris, ME

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Mount Mica Pegmatite

Mount Mica near Paris is America's first gem pegmatite mine, producing tourmaline and beryl since the 1820s.

Fee requiredParis

Poland Mining Camps (paid Area) — quartz rockhounding site near Maine, ME

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Poland Mining Camps (paid Area)

Poland Mining Camps (paid area) is a documented mineral occurrence near ME. Reported specimens include Quartz, Feldspar, Beryl, Mica, Tourmaline. 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

Tourmaline — gemstone rockhounding site near ME, ME

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Tourmaline

Tourmaline is a documented rockhounding destination in ME. 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 variesMaine

Decaturville Crater — albite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Decaturville Crater

Decaturville Crater is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Albite, Galena, Glauconite, Limonite, Marcasite, Microcline, Muscovite, Opal, Plagioclase, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Gem Mtn With Grandparents — gemstone rockhounding site near MT, MT

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Gem Mtn With Grandparents

Gem Mtn with Grandparents is a documented rockhounding destination in MT. 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 variesMontana

Mill Canyon — tourmaline rockhounding site near Montana, MT

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Mill Canyon

Mill Canyon is a documented mineral occurrence near MT. Reported specimens include Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMontana

Sapphires That I Found In Montana. — gemstone rockhounding site near MT, MT

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Sapphires That I Found In Montana.

Sapphires that I found in Montana. is a documented rockhounding destination in MT. 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 variesMontana

Burnsville — albite rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

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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

Clubb Mountain — corundum rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

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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

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

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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

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

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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

Emerald — gemstone rockhounding site near NC, NC

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Emerald

Emerald is a documented rockhounding destination in NC. 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 variesNorth Carolina

Foote Mine And Other Mines — apatite rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

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Foote Mine And Other Mines

Foote Mine and other mines is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Apatite, Beryl, Calcite, Cassiterite, Moonstone, Purpurite, Rhodochrosite, Spodumene, Black Tourmaline, Vivianite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

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

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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

Hanging Dog Creek — staurolite rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

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Hanging Dog Creek

Hanging Dog Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Staurolite, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

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

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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

Higdon Mountain — actinolite rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

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Higdon Mountain

Higdon Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Actinolite, Chalcedony, Chromite, Corundum, Enstatite, Magnetite, Opal, Quartz crystals, Ruby, Rutile, Sapphire, Spinel, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Kernersville — chrysolite rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

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Kernersville

Kernersville is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Chrysolite, Bronzite, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Lattimore — quartz rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

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Lattimore

Lattimore is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Quartz, Black Tourmaline, Beryl, Feldspar. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Roberson Ridge — ankerite rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

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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

Salisbury — amethyst rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

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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

South Yadkin River — beryl rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

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South Yadkin River

South Yadkin River is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Beryl, Corundum, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Stice Shoal Lake Dam — aquamarine rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

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Stice Shoal Lake Dam

Stice Shoal Lake Dam is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Aquamarine, Beryl, Emerald, Mica, Smoky Quartz, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

White Plains — beryl rockhounding site near North Carolina, NC

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White Plains

White Plains is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Beryl, Columbite, Quartz crystals, Rutile, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNorth Carolina

Beryl — gemstone rockhounding site near NH, NH

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Beryl

Beryl is a documented rockhounding destination in NH. 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 Hampshire

Bound Brook — agate rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Bound Brook

Bound Brook is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Agate, Bornite, Calcite, Chalcocite, Copper, Silver, Prehnite, Quartz crystals, Cuprite, Malachite, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Lambertville — quartz rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Lambertville

Lambertville is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Axinite crystals, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Rock Hill Quarry — albite rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Rock Hill Quarry

Rock Hill Quarry is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Albite, Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Goethite, Malachite, Prehnite, Quartz gemstones, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Harding Pegmatite Mine — blue apatite rockhounding site near New Mexico, NM

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Harding Pegmatite Mine

Harding Pegmatite Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near NM. Reported specimens include Blue Apatite, Bityite, Eucryptite, Purple Lepidolite, Rose Muscovite, Quartz crystals, Spodumene, Green Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Mexico

Las Tablas — tourmaline rockhounding site near New Mexico, NM

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Las Tablas

Las Tablas is a documented mineral occurrence near NM. Reported specimens include Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Mexico

Pecos — actinolite rockhounding site near New Mexico, NM

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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

Black Rock Desert — opal rockhounding site near Nevada, NV

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Black Rock Desert

Black Rock Desert is a documented mineral occurrence near NV. Reported specimens include Opalized wood, Petrified wood, Agate, Fire Opal, Geodes, Gypsum, Obsidian, Tourmaline, Malachite, Epidote, Barite, Azurite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNevada

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

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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

Brant Lake — apatite rockhounding site near New York, NY

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Brant Lake

Brant Lake is a documented mineral occurrence near NY. Reported specimens include Apatite, Calcite, Diopside, Muscovite, Pyrite, Rutile, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew York

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

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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

Lake Harris — albite rockhounding site near New York, NY

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Lake Harris

Lake Harris is a documented mineral occurrence near NY. Reported specimens include Albite, Amphibole, Apatite, Diopside, Graphite, Muscovite, Phlogopite, Pyrite, Pyroxene, Smoky Quartz crystals, Scapolite, Tourmaline, Tremolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew York

Richville — moonstone rockhounding site near New York, NY

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Richville

Richville is a documented mineral occurrence near NY. Reported specimens include Moonstone, Diopside, Brown Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew York

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

Sherman Valley — calcite rockhounding site near Pennsylvania, PA

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Sherman Valley

Sherman Valley is a documented mineral occurrence near PA. Reported specimens include Calcite, Chlorite, Orthoclase, Limonite, Quartz crystals, Tourmaline, Zircon. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesPennsylvania

White Rocks — cryptomelane rockhounding site near Pennsylvania, PA

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White Rocks

White Rocks is a documented mineral occurrence near PA. Reported specimens include Cryptomelane, Goethite, Fluorite, Quartz crystals, Tourmaline, Zircon. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesPennsylvania

Henry's Knob — andalusite rockhounding site near South Carolina, SC

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Henry's Knob

Henry's Knob is a documented mineral occurrence near SC. Reported specimens include Andalusite, Gem Kyanite, Lazulite, Staurolite, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Carolina

Hickory Grove — andalusite rockhounding site near South Carolina, SC

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Hickory Grove

Hickory Grove is a documented mineral occurrence near SC. Reported specimens include Andalusite, Kyanite, Lazulite, Staurolite, Tourmaline. 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

Piedmont — aquamarine rockhounding site near South Carolina, SC

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Piedmont

Piedmont is a documented mineral occurrence near SC. Reported specimens include Aquamarine, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Carolina

Smyrna — calcite rockhounding site near South Carolina, SC

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Smyrna

Smyrna is a documented mineral occurrence near SC. Reported specimens include Calcite, Galena, Gold Nuggets, Sphalerite, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesSouth Carolina

Keystone — tourmaline rockhounding site near South Dakota, SD

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Keystone

Keystone is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Tourmaline, Spodumene, Lepidolite, Autunite, Golden Beryl, Quartz crystals, Zircon, Aquamarine. 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

Ruby Falls — gemstone rockhounding site near TN, TN

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Ruby Falls

Ruby falls is a documented rockhounding destination in TN. 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 variesTennessee

Ranches W Of Mason — amazonite rockhounding site near Texas, TX

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Ranches W Of Mason

Ranches W of Mason is a documented mineral occurrence near TX. Reported specimens include Amazonite, Feldspar crystals, Quartz crystals, Blue Topaz, Clear Topaz, Black Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesTexas

Streeter — amazonite rockhounding site near Texas, TX

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Streeter

Streeter is a documented mineral occurrence near TX. Reported specimens include Amazonite, Feldspar crystals, Smoky Quartz, Blue Topaz, Clear Topaz, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesTexas

Bradshaw Mountains — amethyst rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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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

Cactus Mine — azurite rockhounding site near Utah, UT

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Cactus Mine

Cactus Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Azurite, Barite, Chalcopyrite, Goethite, Limonite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite, Quartz, Selenite, Siderite, Stilbite, Tourmaline, Wollastonite. 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

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

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

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

Ladysmith — green beryl rockhounding site near Virginia, VA

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Ladysmith

Ladysmith is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Green Beryl, Feldspar, Quartz, Black Tourmaline. 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

Potomac River — apatite rockhounding site near Virginia, VA

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Potomac River

Potomac River is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Apatite, Specularite, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVirginia

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

Ludlow — tourmaline rockhounding site near Vermont, VT

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Ludlow

Ludlow is a documented mineral occurrence near VT. Reported specimens include Tourmaline, Pyrite, Talc, Calcite, Diopside, metamorphic rocks. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesVermont

A Close Up Of Some Of The Garnets In The Boulder. — gemstone rockhounding site near WA, WA

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A Close Up Of Some Of The Garnets In The Boulder.

A close up of some of the garnets in the boulder. is a documented rockhounding destination in WA. 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 variesWashington

Area Near Jennings Falls Trailhead — albite rockhounding site near Wisconsin, WI

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Area Near Jennings Falls Trailhead

Area Near Jennings Falls trailhead is a documented mineral occurrence near WI. Reported specimens include Albite, Beryl, Columbite-Tantalite, Elbaite, Microcline, Muscovite, Triphylite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesWisconsin

Atlantic City — agate rockhounding site near Wyoming, WY

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Atlantic City

Atlantic City is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Gold, Nephrite jade, Jade, Jasper, Muscovite, Quartz crystals, Agatized wood, Opalized wood, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesWyoming

FAQ

Where to find tourmaline in the United States?

California Pala pegmatite fee digs and Maine Mount Mica / Oxford County pegmatites are the best-known recreational districts. Open the map below for GPS listings.

Can beginners dig tourmaline?

Fee digs in San Diego County pegmatite country are the easiest beginner path. Bring eye protection and confirm tool rules.

How do I identify tourmaline?

Look for elongated, vertically striated crystals with a triangular end section. Hardness is about 7–7.5.

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