Where to Find Calcite in Utah

Utah calcite shows up in the carbonate-hosted mining districts and in cave and travertine deposits. Crystal Peak in the Wah Wah Mountains (Beaver County) yields clear-to-pale dogtooth calcite scalenohedrons in vugs of altered limestone. Topaz Mountain in Juab County produces small twinned calcite groups in rhyolite cavities alongside the topaz. The Tintic district carries pink and white calcite as a gangue mineral with the lead-silver ores, sometimes etched into open vugs. Travertine sheets along the Wasatch Front in American Fork Canyon add massive ribbon calcite. Most field calcite is brittle and cleaves easily, so wrap individual specimens.

21 mapped calcite rockhounding spots in Utah, across 13 counties.

Calcite by county in Utah

Counties ranked by number of calcite spots in our database.

Every calcite spot in Utah

Sorted by county. Coordinates open in Google Maps. Click a row for details.

Spot	County	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
Indian Peak	Beaver County	Calcite Fluorite Quartz	38.2069, -113.8659	Public
Lincoln GulchSR 21	Beaver County	Amethyst Azurite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Epidote Fluorite Galena +7 more	38.2630, -112.8882	Public
Star RangeBeryl Milford Road	Beaver County	Bismutite Rhodochrosite Fluorite Quartz Azurite Cerussite Galena Malachite +6 more	38.3456, -113.1442	Public
Crater Island	Box Elder County	Bornite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla	41.0880, -113.7700	Public
Courthouse Wash	Grand County	Barite Calcite Limonite Pyrolusite	38.6572, -109.6350	Public
Miner's BasinMiners Basin Road	Grand County	Actinolite Calcite Chalcedony Chrysocolla Chalcopyrite Fluorite Hematite Malachite +3 more	38.5456, -109.2816	Public
Tenmile Wash	Grand County	Barite Calcite Pyrolusite	38.7714, -109.9310	Public
The NeedlesThe Needle Road	Grand County	Barite Calcite Manganite Pyrolusite Rhodochrosite	38.6854, -109.9165	Public
Thomas Range	Juab County	Beryl Calcite Fluorite Garnet Hematite Quartz Topaz	39.8267, -113.1485	Public
Topaz Dome Quarry	Juab County	Beryl Calcite Bixbyite Carnelian Carnotite Chalcedony Fluorite Garnet +5 more	39.6966, -113.0987	Public
Kitchen Corral Wash	Kane County	Barite Calcite Chalcedony Limonite Pyrolusite	37.1358, -112.0934	Public
MarysvilleWest Bullion Avenue	Piute County	Cinnabar Alunite Albite Biotite Calcite Chlorite Pyrolusite Barite +6 more	38.4494, -112.2304	Public
Bingham CanyonKennecott Access Road	Salt Lake County	Actinolite Barite Bismuth Calcite Chalcopyrite Galena Garnet Magnetite +3 more	40.5575, -112.1319	Public
Monticello mining districtCooley Pass Trail	San Juan County	Anhydrite Carnotite Gypsum Pyrite Chalcopyrite Galena Gold Sphalerite +4 more	37.8313, -109.4670	Public
Henry mining districtFlat Top Road	Sevier County	Hematite Limonite Pyrolusite Magnetite Thorium Fluorite Apatite Albite +8 more	38.5246, -112.2399	Public
Park City mining districtComstock Mine Trail	Summit County	Barite Calcite Chlorite Epidote Galena Garnet Magnetite Sphalerite +7 more	40.6230, -111.5425	Public
Clifton mining district	Tooele County	Agate Azurite Dolomite Malachite Garnet Rutile Bornite Calcite +6 more	40.1710, -113.8127	Public
Johnson PassSR 199	Tooele County	Onyx Calcite Galena	40.3372, -112.5727	Public
East Tintic Mountains	Utah County	Albite Alunite Bornite Calcite Chalcocite Copper Cuprite Rutile +2 more	39.9030, -112.0430	Public
Wells CanyonWells Canyon Road	Utah County	Calcite Quartz Smithsonite	40.2571, -112.1562	Public
HurricaneMoenkopi Drive	Washington County	Aragonite Calcite Hydrozincite	37.2377, -113.3817	Public

Calcite in Utah FAQ

Where can I find calcite in Utah?+

Is collecting calcite legal in Utah?+

Casual hand collection of common rocks and minerals like calcite is allowed on most BLM and U.S. Forest Service land in Utah, with daily and annual limits set by the local field office. National parks, most state parks, and tribal land are off-limits. Always confirm rules before a trip.

What is the best calcite location in Utah?+

Crystal Peak (Beaver County) is the standout. Other strong ground includes Topaz Mountain (Juab County), Tintic district (Juab County).

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