Quartz veins, crystal pockets, and pegmatite sites — from Herkimer diamonds to Arkansas clear quartz.
10 quartz & crystals destinations in Utah.
Rockhounding sites in Utah — quartz & crystals: 10 spots in our directory. Sort live from your phone with near me, or browse all U.S. quartz & crystals rockhounding sites and the Utah state page.
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Quartz veins, crystal pockets, and pegmatite sites — from Herkimer diamonds to Arkansas clear quartz.
We currently document 10 quartz & crystals collecting sites in Utah. Each listing includes original descriptions, visitor notes, and last-updated dates when available.
Quartz & Crystals destinations in Utah vary widely in access, season, and legality. Some are official recreation areas; others are informal gravel bars. Read the access and safety sections on each listing — never assume collecting is allowed without checking current signage.
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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.
View detailsDeep Creek Mountains is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Beryl, Fluorite, Scheelite, Azurite, Gold, Malachite, Galena, Pyrolusite, Sphalerite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsDugway Range is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Beryl, Chalcedony, Fluorite, Garnet, Topaz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsFinding salt crystals in 2009 is a documented rockhounding destination in UT. Collectors visit for quartz crystals, calcite and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.
View detailsGoshute Reservation is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Beryl, Muscovite, Quartz, Orthoclase. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsLa Sal Mountains is a documented mineral occurrence near UT. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Azurite, Bornite, Carnotite, Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Limonite, Malachite, Molybdenite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsLincoln 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.
View detailsTopaz is a documented rockhounding destination in UT. Collectors visit for topaz, bixbyite, fluorite and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.
View detailsTopaz Mountain in the Thomas Range is a premier free BLM collecting site for sherry and clear topaz crystals in rhyolite vugs.
View detailsThe Wah Wah Mountains host red beryl, one of the rarest gem minerals, in rhyolite flows—most productive zones are claimed and closed to casual collecting.
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