Other rockhounding sites in New Jersey

Mixed or specialty collecting — zeolites, fluorescent minerals, thundereggs, and unique regional finds.

42 other destinations in New Jersey.

Rockhounding sites in New Jersey — other: 42 spots in our directory. Sort live from your phone with near me, or browse all U.S. other rockhounding sites and the New Jersey state page.

Other collecting in New Jersey

Mixed or specialty collecting — zeolites, fluorescent minerals, thundereggs, and unique regional finds.

We currently document 42 other collecting sites in New Jersey. Each listing includes original descriptions, visitor notes, and last-updated dates when available.

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Belle Mountain — mixed rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Belle Mountain

Belle Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Many gem-quality mineral varieties. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Bemco Prospect — iron rockhounding site near Sussex, NJ

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Bemco Prospect

Bemco Prospect is a historic mining site in Sussex, New Jersey, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Zircon.

Fee variesSussex

Bridgeport & Gibbstown — amber rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Bridgeport & Gibbstown

Bridgeport & Gibbstown is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Amber. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Burlington — amber rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Burlington

Burlington is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Amber. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Chestnut Creek — amber rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Chestnut Creek

Chestnut Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Amber. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Clinton — braunite rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Clinton

Clinton is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Braunite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Crosswick’s Creek — amber rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Crosswick’s Creek

Crosswick’s Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Amber. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Franklin — many rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Franklin

Franklin is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Many, many minerals, some rare and/or fluorescent. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Franklin (minerals) — apatite rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Franklin (minerals)

Franklin (minerals) is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Apatite, Azurite, Cerussite, Corundum, Franklinite, Galena. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Franklin Furnace — fluorite rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Franklin Furnace

Franklin Furnace is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Fluorite, Franklinite, Magnetite, Tephroite, Willemite, Zincite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Franklin-ogdensburg-sterling Hill Mining District — mixed rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Franklin-ogdensburg-sterling Hill Mining District

Franklin-Ogdensburg-Sterling Hill mining district is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Dozens or hundreds of mineral varieties, some gem-quality. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Goat Hill — pectolite rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Goat Hill

Goat Hill is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Pectolite, Stilpnomelane. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Haddonfield - Where First Dino Was Discovered In Us — mixed rockhounding site near NJ, NJ

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Haddonfield - Where First Dino Was Discovered In Us

Haddonfield - where first dino was discovered in US is a documented rockhounding destination in NJ. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Hadrosaurus (the First Mounted Skeleton) — mixed rockhounding site near NJ, NJ

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Hadrosaurus (the First Mounted Skeleton)

Hadrosaurus (the first mounted skeleton) is a documented rockhounding destination in NJ. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Harrisonville — amber rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Harrisonville

Harrisonville is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Amber. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Hibernia — apatite rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Hibernia

Hibernia is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Apatite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Hopewell — mixed rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Hopewell

Hopewell is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Many gem-quality mineral varieties. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Jean & Ric Edelman Fossil Park — amber rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Jean & Ric Edelman Fossil Park

Jean & Ric Edelman Fossil Park is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Amber, Fossils. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Lambertville Quarry — axinite rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Lambertville Quarry

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

Fee variesNew Jersey

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

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Mine Hill (axinite)

Mine Hill (axinite) is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Axinite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

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

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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

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

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Mine Hill (feldspar)

Mine Hill (feldspar) is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Feldspar, Sunstone. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Montville — serpentine rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Montville

Montville is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Serpentine. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Morris County — prehnite rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Morris County

Morris County is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Prehnite, other gem-quality minerals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Mount Hope — apatite rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Mount Hope

Mount Hope is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Apatite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Mt. Freedom — allanite rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Mt. Freedom

Mt. Freedom is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Allanite, Amphibole, Augite, Chalcopyrite, Chondrodite, Coccolite crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Mt. Gilboa — mixed rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Mt. Gilboa

Mt. Gilboa is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Many gem-quality mineral varieties. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Mullica Hill — amber rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Mullica Hill

Mullica Hill is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Amber, Fossils. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Oldman’s Creek — amber rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Oldman’s Creek

Oldman’s Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Amber. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Oxford Furnace Mining Dumps — magnetite rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Oxford Furnace Mining Dumps

Oxford Furnace mining dumps is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Magnetite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Pennington Mountain — mixed rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Pennington Mountain

Pennington Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Many gem-quality mineral varieties. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Phillipsburg — serpentine rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Phillipsburg

Phillipsburg is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Serpentine, Soapstone. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Ringwood — calcite rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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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

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

Salem County — amber rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Salem County

Salem County is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Amber. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Sayreville — marcasite rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Sayreville

Sayreville is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Marcasite, Pyrite crystals, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Shark River — amber rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Shark River

Shark River is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Amber. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Sparta — chondrodite rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Sparta

Sparta is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Chondrodite, Corundum, Ruby, Diopside, Microcline, Tremolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Sulphur Hill Mine — willemite rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Sulphur Hill Mine

Sulphur Hill Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Willemite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Turkey Mountain General Area — diopside rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Turkey Mountain General Area

Turkey Mountain General Area is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Diopside, Marble, Serpentine. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Vincentown — amber rockhounding site near New Jersey, NJ

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Vincentown

Vincentown is a documented mineral occurrence near NJ. Reported specimens include Amber. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNew Jersey

Watchung Basalt Amygdules — zeolite rockhounding site near Summit, NJ

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Watchung Basalt Amygdules

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

Fee variesSummit