Where to Find Rocks & Minerals
Pick a rock or mineral to see where it occurs in the United States. Each page shows the top states for that material and the mapped spots in our database.
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The most-mapped rock and mineral pairings — jump straight to a state list.
- Quartz in North Carolina54
- Pyrite in Utah53
- Galena in Utah49
- Malachite in Utah48
- Silver in Nevada46
- Gold in Nevada45
- Garnet in North Carolina43
- Azurite in Utah42
- Limonite in Utah36
- Pyrite in Missouri36
- Agate in Oregon35
- Copper in Nevada35
- Jasper in Oregon34
- Agate in New Mexico33
- Lead in Nevada33
- Quartz in Utah33
- Quartz in Pennsylvania32
- Gold in Utah31
- Lake Superior Agate in Minnesota31
- Calcite in Missouri29
- Cerussite in Utah29
- Gypsum in Utah29
- Quartz in Virginia28
- Chalcopyrite in Utah27
- Chalcedony in Utah25
- Garnet in Utah25
- Agate in Utah24
- Gold in Montana24
- Jasper in New Mexico24
- Pyrolusite in Utah24
- Sphalerite in Missouri24
- Agate in Wyoming23
- Carnotite in Utah23
- Fluorite in Utah23
- Gold in Idaho23
- Anhydrite in Utah22
- Barite in Utah22
- Chalcedony in Oregon22
- Gold in North Carolina22
- Gold in Washington22
- Jasper in Utah22
- Jasper in Wyoming22
- Quartz in Missouri22
- Agate in Washington21
- Calcite in Utah21
- Chalcedony in Wyoming21
- Sphalerite in Utah21
- Agate in Texas20
- Amethyst in North Carolina20
- Magnetite in Utah20
- Quartz in Georgia20
- Quartz in New Jersey20
- Marcasite in Missouri19
- Quartz in Maine19
- Corundum in North Carolina18
- Hematite in Utah18
- Malachite in Missouri18
- Chalcedony in New Mexico17
- Galena in Missouri17
- Jasper in California17
All minerals
- Quartz445 spots · 12 statesTop: North Carolina, Utah, Pennsylvania
- Agate374 spots · 12 statesTop: Oregon, New Mexico, Utah
- Jasper347 spots · 12 statesTop: Oregon, New Mexico, Utah
- Pyrite267 spots · 12 statesTop: Utah, Missouri, North Carolina
- Chalcedony262 spots · 12 statesTop: Utah, Oregon, Wyoming
- Gold236 spots · 12 statesTop: Nevada, Utah, Montana
- Calcite204 spots · 12 statesTop: Missouri, Utah, New Jersey
- Garnet191 spots · 12 statesTop: North Carolina, Utah, Georgia
- Petrified Wood163 spots · 12 statesTop: Washington, Oregon, Utah
- Galena153 spots · 12 statesTop: Utah, Missouri, New Jersey
- Amethyst133 spots · 12 statesTop: North Carolina, Virginia, New Jersey
- Malachite132 spots · 12 statesTop: Utah, Missouri, New Jersey
- Sphalerite122 spots · 12 statesTop: Missouri, Utah, Tennessee
- Fluorite121 spots · 12 statesTop: Utah, New Mexico, Kentucky
- Chalcopyrite117 spots · 12 statesTop: Utah, Missouri, New Mexico
- Geode114 spots · 12 statesTop: Iowa, Kentucky, Illinois
- Beryl107 spots · 12 statesTop: North Carolina, Maine, Georgia
- Barite103 spots · 12 statesTop: Utah, Missouri, Oklahoma
- Chert95 spots · 12 statesTop: Florida, New Mexico, Missouri
- Fossils90 spots · 12 statesTop: Nebraska, Missouri, Florida
- Azurite89 spots · 12 statesTop: Utah, Missouri, Pennsylvania
- Copper89 spots · 12 statesTop: Nevada, Utah, Arizona
- Silver83 spots · 12 statesTop: Nevada, Utah, Montana
- Hematite80 spots · 12 statesTop: Utah, Missouri, North Carolina
- Tourmaline79 spots · 12 statesTop: North Carolina, Georgia, Utah
- Epidote75 spots · 12 statesTop: North Carolina, Virginia, New Jersey
- Limonite70 spots · 12 statesTop: Utah, North Carolina, Iowa
- Smoky Quartz70 spots · 12 statesTop: North Carolina, New Hampshire, South Carolina
- Magnetite67 spots · 12 statesTop: Utah, North Carolina, Pennsylvania
- Feldspar65 spots · 12 statesTop: Maine, North Carolina, Virginia
- Marcasite61 spots · 12 statesTop: Missouri, Indiana, Wisconsin
- Cerussite60 spots · 12 statesTop: Utah, Missouri, New Mexico
- Staurolite59 spots · 12 statesTop: North Carolina, Georgia, New Hampshire
- Apatite57 spots · 12 statesTop: Utah, New Jersey, North Carolina
- Dolomite57 spots · 12 statesTop: Missouri, Tennessee, West Virginia
- Gypsum56 spots · 12 statesTop: Utah, Wyoming, Missouri
- Kyanite55 spots · 12 statesTop: North Carolina, Georgia, Wisconsin
- Opalized Wood54 spots · 12 statesTop: Nebraska, Washington, Idaho
- Lake Superior Agate53 spots · 7 statesTop: Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin
- Agatized Wood51 spots · 12 statesTop: Nebraska, Texas, New Mexico
- Serpentine49 spots · 12 statesTop: Maryland, California, New Jersey
- Aquamarine48 spots · 12 statesTop: North Carolina, Connecticut, Georgia
- Corundum48 spots · 11 statesTop: North Carolina, Georgia, Idaho
- Carnelian45 spots · 12 statesTop: Washington, Oregon, North Carolina
- Opal44 spots · 12 statesTop: Utah, Idaho, Nevada
- Rutile41 spots · 9 statesTop: North Carolina, Virginia, Utah
- Silicified Wood41 spots · 12 statesTop: Wyoming, North Dakota, Montana
- Lead40 spots · 5 statesTop: Nevada, Idaho, Utah
- Moss Agate39 spots · 12 statesTop: Kansas, Wyoming, Iowa
- Albite38 spots · 12 statesTop: Maine, New Jersey, Utah
- Topaz38 spots · 12 statesTop: Utah, New Hampshire, North Carolina
- Chrysocolla36 spots · 12 statesTop: New Mexico, Utah, Arizona
- Goethite36 spots · 12 statesTop: Missouri, New Jersey, Utah
- Sapphire36 spots · 11 statesTop: North Carolina, Montana, Idaho
- Mica35 spots · 12 statesTop: North Carolina, Georgia, Maine
- Smithsonite35 spots · 12 statesTop: Missouri, Wisconsin, Tennessee
- Celestite34 spots · 11 statesTop: Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana
- Muscovite34 spots · 12 statesTop: Maine, Georgia, North Carolina
- Chalcocite33 spots · 12 statesTop: Utah, New Mexico, Connecticut
- Bornite32 spots · 12 statesTop: Utah, New Jersey, Wisconsin
- Siderite32 spots · 12 statesTop: New Jersey, Utah, Indiana
- Actinolite31 spots · 12 statesTop: North Carolina, Utah, Vermont
- Biotite31 spots · 12 statesTop: Utah, Maine, Georgia
- Pyrolusite31 spots · 8 statesTop: Utah, California, Idaho
- Cuprite30 spots · 11 statesTop: Utah, Missouri, New Jersey
- Zircon30 spots · 12 statesTop: Utah, South Carolina, Colorado
- Chlorite29 spots · 12 statesTop: Utah, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
- Moonstone29 spots · 12 statesTop: Oregon, North Carolina, California
- Banded Agate27 spots · 12 statesTop: New Jersey, Georgia, California
- Diamond26 spots · 12 statesTop: North Carolina, Wisconsin, California
- Aragonite25 spots · 12 statesTop: Missouri, Utah, Indiana
- Arsenopyrite25 spots · 12 statesTop: Idaho, Maine, Montana
- Amber24 spots · 9 statesTop: New Jersey, Maryland, New Mexico
- Carnotite24 spots · 2 statesTop: Utah, Pennsylvania
- Diopside24 spots · 12 statesTop: Utah, New York, Vermont
- Selenite24 spots · 12 statesTop: Utah, North Dakota, Oklahoma
- Unakite24 spots · 6 statesTop: Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee
- Zinc24 spots · 8 statesTop: Nevada, Arkansas, Idaho
- Anhydrite23 spots · 2 statesTop: Utah, Wyoming
- Platinum23 spots · 5 statesTop: Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon
- Rose Quartz23 spots · 9 statesTop: Connecticut, New Hampshire, Georgia
- Almandine Garnet22 spots · 10 statesTop: Maine, North Carolina, Idaho
- Prehnite21 spots · 8 statesTop: New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts
- Rhodochrosite21 spots · 9 statesTop: Utah, California, North Carolina
- Ruby20 spots · 7 statesTop: North Carolina, Georgia, Montana
- Scheelite20 spots · 7 statesTop: Utah, Montana, Maine
- Manganese19 spots · 10 statesTop: Nevada, North Carolina, Minnesota
- Pyrrhotite19 spots · 12 statesTop: Vermont, Idaho, Maine
- Datolite18 spots · 6 statesTop: New Jersey, Massachusetts, California
- Halite18 spots · 6 statesTop: Utah, Nevada, California
- Iron18 spots · 8 statesTop: Minnesota, Nevada, Georgia
- Amazonite17 spots · 11 statesTop: Colorado, Virginia, North Carolina
- Autunite17 spots · 8 statesTop: Utah, North Carolina, Maine
- Chromite17 spots · 8 statesTop: California, Maryland, North Carolina
- Fire Opal17 spots · 5 statesTop: New Jersey, Nevada, Idaho
- Sillimanite17 spots · 9 statesTop: Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama
- Turquoise17 spots · 6 statesTop: Nevada, New Mexico, Texas
- Common Opal16 spots · 7 statesTop: New Jersey, Nevada, North Carolina
- Flint16 spots · 9 statesTop: Ohio, Nevada, Florida
- Hornblende16 spots · 11 statesTop: North Carolina, Utah, Vermont
- Columbite15 spots · 6 statesTop: Maine, North Carolina, Connecticut
- Jade15 spots · 5 statesTop: California, Wyoming, Nevada
- Lepidolite15 spots · 10 statesTop: California, North Carolina, South Dakota
- Molybdenite15 spots · 7 statesTop: Utah, Maine, New Mexico
- Obsidian15 spots · 5 statesTop: Nevada, New Mexico, California
- Rhodonite15 spots · 9 statesTop: California, Idaho, Massachusetts
- Thundereggs15 spots · 4 statesTop: Oregon, Arizona, California
