Where to Find Galena in the United States

153 mapped galena spots across 12 U.S. states. Galena is the heavy, bright-cleaved lead sulfide that defined many historic mining districts. Tri-State (Missouri-Kansas-Oklahoma), Illinois fluorite country, and Colorado mining-district dumps are classic sources.

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Spot	County	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
Hog Mountain	Tallapoosa County	Arsenic Arsenopyrite Galena Gold Graphite Pyrite Pyrrhotite Sphalerite	33.0759, -85.8497	Check locally
Golden Gem & Vanderbilt MinesCerbat Road	Mohave County	Galena Pyrite Sphalerite Stibnite	35.3049, -114.1360	Public
Yellville MinesMine Level Trail	Marion County	Galena Pyrite Smithsonite Sphalerite	36.1332, -92.5624	Public
Alabama MineAlabama Mine Road	Placer County	Argentite Gold Quartz Galena	38.8446, -121.1575	Public
East Granby QuarrySouth Main Street	Capitol Planning Region	Datolite Aragonite Calcite Celestine Epidote Fluorite Galena Prehnite +1 more	41.9361, -72.7400	Public
MiddletownMiddlesex Avenue	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Galena Chalcopyrite Sphalerite	41.5784, -72.6404	Public
BridgewaterQuarry Drive	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Calamine Galena Cerussite Pyromorphite Sphalerite	41.5630, -73.3410	Public
Old Iron MineMine Hill Road	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Chalcopyrite Galena Pyrite Quartz Siderite Sphalerite	41.5575, -73.3387	Public
WiltonMather Street	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Arsenopyrite Bismuth Galena Pyrite Wolframite Quartz	41.2349, -73.4263	Public
Graysville	Catoosa County	Barite Calcite Purple Fluorite Galena	34.9419, -85.1177	Public
LavoniaGA 17	Franklin County	Muscovite Galena Quartz	34.3927, -83.1028	Public
BellevuePoison Creek Road	Blaine County	Galena Dufrenoysite Magnetite Malachite Marcasite Pyrrhotite	43.4154, -114.4553	Public
HaileyCroy Creek Road	Blaine County	Galena Gold Monzonite Sphalerite Uraninite	43.4993, -114.3363	Public
KetchumNational Forest Development Road 267	Blaine County	Tetrahedrite Arsenopyrite Galena Siderite Sphalerite	43.6908, -114.2939	Public
Bayview	Bonner County	Galena	47.9138, -116.4754	Public
Ima MinePatterson Creek Road	Lemhi County	Tungsten Tetrahedrite Chalcopyrite Galena Scheelite Sphalerite	44.5336, -113.6923	Public
Cave-In RockHastie Mine Road	Hardin County	Barite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Fluorite Galena Pyrite Smithsonite +1 more	37.5032, -88.2052	Public
GalenaSouth Bench Street	Jo Daviess County	Cerussite Galena	42.4160, -90.4300	Public
Clayton CountyGreat River Road	Clayton County	Galena Limonite Pyrite Sphalerite	42.8673, -91.1289	Public
Baxter SpringsFive Mile Avenue	Cherokee County	Galena Sphalerite Pyrite	37.0013, -94.7054	Public
GalenaWest 7th Street	Cherokee County	Galena Sphalerite Barite Calcite Cerussite Marcasite Pyrite Smithsonite	37.0749, -94.6448	Public
Big Four FaultKY 297	Crittenden County	Anglesite Cerussite Fluorite Galena Pyromorphite Smithsonite Smoky Quartz	37.3497, -88.1926	Public
Crittenden CountyIrma White Road	Crittenden County	Galena Fluorite Barite Calcite Dolomite Pyrite Smithsonite Sphalerite +2 more	37.3677, -88.1750	Public
GratzKY 355	Owen County	Barite Calcite Fluorite Galena Sphalerite	38.4772, -84.9605	Public
Kentucky River BendMundys Landing Road	Woodford County	Barite Calcite Fluorite Galena Sphalerite	37.8473, -84.7663	Public
TroyMundys Landing Road	Woodford County	Barite Calcite Fluorite Galena Sphalerite	37.8515, -84.7664	Public
Lubec Lead MineLead Mine Road	Washington County	Anglesite Bornite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Dolomite Epidote Galena +8 more	44.8402, -67.0533	Public
Acton Lead MinesOrchard Road	York County	Andalusite Arsenopyrite Bornite Chalcopyrite Galena Goethite Gold Pyrite +4 more	43.4832, -70.9104	Public
NewburyportScotland Heights Drive	Essex County	Chalcopyrite Galena Pyrite Sphalerite Siderite Tetrahedrite	42.7851, -70.9064	Public
MontgomerySouthampton Road	Hampden County	Galena	42.2137, -72.7905	Public
LincolnBenton County Northeast 281	Benton County	Chalcedony Chert Mozarkite Galena Jasper	38.3830, -93.2318	Public
Cole CountyMO BB	Cole County	Barite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Dolomite Hematite Galena Malachite +4 more	38.3686, -92.3916	Public
Crooked Creek CraterCedar Drive	Crawford County	Barite Galena Marcasite Pyrite Sphalerite	37.8330, -91.4113	Public
SteelvilleStoney Ridge Lane	Crawford County	Allophane Amethyst Azurite Dolomite Galena Goethite Hematite Malachite +4 more	38.0247, -91.2273	Public
Saint ClairRockyhill Trail	Franklin County	Anglesite Galena Barite Calcite Cerussite Pyrite Smithsonite Sphalerite	38.3020, -90.9191	Public
SpringfieldEast Chestnut Expressway	Greene County	Barite Calcite Cerussite Dickite Dolomite Galena Limonite Marcasite +2 more	37.2098, -93.2264	Public
Bixby	Iron County	Bornite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Galena Malachite Marcasite Millerite Pyrite +1 more	37.6029, -91.1169	Public
GranitevilleCounty Road 96	Iron County	Actinolite Apatite Beryl Fluorite Galena Hematite Magnetite Orthoclase +2 more	37.6617, -90.6814	Public
JoplinNorth 3rd Street	Jasper County	Apatite Aragonite Azurite Barite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla +5 more	37.1950, -94.4756	Public
Decaturville CraterLilac Rd	Laclede County	Albite Galena Glauconite Limonite Marcasite Microcline Muscovite Opal +4 more	37.8930, -92.7085	Public
FredericktownCounty Road 274	Madison County	Aragonite Azurite Calcite Cerussite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Dolomite Galena +5 more	37.6154, -90.2847	Public
Eldon & EttervilleHobby Horse Road	Moniteau County	Barite Calcite Cerussite Dolomite Galena Malachite Marcasite Pyrite +3 more	38.4400, -92.5802	Public
Iron Mountain	Saint Francois County	Yellow Garnet Apatite Barite Calcite Diopside Dolomite Epidote Fluorite +3 more	37.7092, -90.6343	Public
St. Francois CountyHawthorne Street	Saint Francois County	Barite Goethite Pyrite Quartz Cerussite Chalcopyrite Galena Malachite +2 more	37.8948, -90.5261	Public
Old MinesMO 21;MO 47	Washington County	Barite Calcite Galena Goethite Malachite Marcasite Pyrite Chert +1 more	38.0152, -90.7561	Public
PalmerPalmer Road	Washington County	Anglesite Calcite Cerussite Dolomite Galena Goethite Pyrite Quartz +1 more	37.8464, -90.9444	Public
MansfieldUS 60	Wright County	Galena Smithsonite Sphalerite Hemimorphite	37.1107, -92.5432	Public
NeihartRock Creek Road	Cascade County	Galena Polybasite Silver Sphalerite	46.9458, -110.7240	Public
WhitehallPaul Gulch Road	Jefferson County	Galena Gold Sphalerite Pyrite	45.9179, -112.0411	Public
The PalisadesLong Path	Bergen County	Banded Agate Albite Amethyst Analcime Apatite Calcite Datolite Epidote +6 more	40.9500, -73.9202	Public
Bergen Hill by Hudson RiverNew Jersey Turnpike Newark Bay Extension	Hudson County	Banded Agate Albite Amethyst Analcime Apatite Calcite Datolite Epidote +6 more	40.7108, -74.0543	Public
General Area (Hudson/Passaic)New Street	Hudson County	Banded Agate Albite Amethyst Analcime Apatite Calcite Datolite Epidote +6 more	40.6634, -74.1099	Public
Snake HillLaurel Hill Road	Hudson County	Banded Agate Albite Amethyst Analcime Apatite Calcite Datolite Epidote +6 more	40.7581, -74.0893	Public
Pompton LakesI 287	Passaic County	Banded Agate Amethyst Barite Calcite Chalcedony Cuprite Datolite Dolomite +7 more	41.0054, -74.3071	Public
Prospect Park QuarryNorth 16th Street	Passaic County	Banded Agate Amethyst Barite Calcite Chalcedony Cuprite Datolite Dolomite +7 more	40.9404, -74.1748	Public
Rock Hill QuarryGeorgetown-Franklin Turnpike	Somerset County	Albite Chalcocite Chrysocolla Galena Goethite Malachite Prehnite Quartz +1 more	40.3969, -74.6168	Public
Union CountyValley Road	Somerset County	Agate Apophyllite Albite Bornite Chalcedony Datolite Galena Hematite +1 more	40.6602, -74.4091	Public
Franklin (minerals)Cork Hill Road	Sussex County	Apatite Azurite Cerussite Corundum Franklinite Galena	41.1008, -74.5931	Public
Burro PeakRustlers Trail	Grant County	Azurite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Cerargyrite Chrysocolla Fluorite Galena Malachite +2 more	32.5718, -108.4007	Public
Shakespeare Ghost TownPipeline Road	Hidalgo County	Azurite Bornite Galena Linarite	32.3239, -108.7612	Public
Cookes PeakCookes Peak Trail	Luna County	Anglesite Cerussite Galena	32.5570, -107.7250	Public
Jarilla Mountains (copper)County Road A003	Otero County	Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla Galena Gypsum Jarosite Limonite Malachite +1 more	32.4055, -106.1005	Public
Oscura MountainsWsmr South Route 3501	Socorro County	Chrysocolla Chalcocite Atacamite Azurite Barite Celestite Cerussite Dolomite +4 more	33.8118, -106.3750	Public
Ancram area lead minesEast Ancram Road	Columbia County	Barite Galena Sphalerite Pyrite Quartz	42.0167, -73.5667	Public
NE Dutchess CountyRudd Pond Road	Dutchess County	Galena Goethite Limonite	41.9904, -73.5092	Public
Treasure Mountain MineKing Street	Herkimer County	Quartz Fluorite Calcite Galena	43.0240, -74.9800	Paid / fee
EdwardsCounty Road 24	Saint Lawrence County	Barite Galena Gypsum Sphalerite Fluorite	44.3372, -75.2284	Public
Davis Mountain	Alexander County	Anglesite Chrysotile Cerussite Galena Marmolite Pyromorphite Serpentine	36.0116, -81.2418	Public
StratfordWalnut Branch Church Road	Alleghany County	Chalcopyrite Cuprite Galena Malachite Molybdenite Pyrite Silver Sphalerite	36.5189, -81.2207	Public
Anson CountyWhite Store Road	Anson County	Gold Calcite Garnet Galena Pyrite Siderite Rutile Sphalerite	34.9570, -80.1227	Public
Reed Gold MineReed Mine Road	Cabarrus County	Azurite Gold Malachite Quartz Scheelite Sphalerite Siderite Cuprite +2 more	35.2852, -80.4665	Public
Davidson CountySilver Hill Road	Davidson County	Chalcopyrite Gold Pyrite Tetradymite Anglesite Calamine Calcite Cuprite +3 more	35.7057, -80.1995	Public
Island CreekTungsten Mine Road	Vance County	Apatite Chalcopyrite Fluorite Galena Hyalite Opal Quartz Rhodochrosite Scheelite +2 more	36.5050, -78.4765	Public
Flint Knob	Wilkes County	Calcite Galena Pyrite	36.1853, -81.4496	Public
Lake SpavinawMickey Mantle Memorial Highway	Mayes County	Cerussite Galena Magnetite Goethite Pyrite Quartz Dolomite	36.3876, -95.0620	Check locally
MiamiCR S620	Ottawa County	Aragonite Barite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chert Dolomite Galena Gypsum +4 more	36.9849, -94.7601	Check locally
Peoria	Ottawa County	Calamine Cerussite Galena	36.9036, -94.6557	Check locally
Old MinesGalice Road	Josephine County	Arsenopyrite Azurite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla Galena Gold Malachite +1 more	42.5693, -123.5953	Permission
North VandergriftGravel Bar Road	Armstrong County	Galena Calcite Barite Geode Sphalerite	40.6072, -79.5450	Public
Brookdale MineAnna Louise Lane	Chester County	Quartz Pyromorphite Azurite Cerussite Fluorite Galena Pyrite	40.1011, -75.5208	Public
King's CreekRagan Trail	Cherokee County	Barite Chalcopyrite Galena Kyanite Quartz Pyrite Sillimanite	35.0815, -81.4485	Public
SmyrnaHuntington Road	York County	Calcite Galena Gold Nugget Sphalerite Tourmaline	34.9967, -81.4596	Public
Broken Boot Gold MineUS Highway 14A	Lawrence County	Gold Arsenopyrite Galena Pyrite Sphalerite	44.3707, -103.7423	Public
RochfordSouth Rochford Road	Pennington County	Arsenopyrite Galena Gold Pyrite Silver Sphalerite	44.0983, -103.7740	Public
Blue SpringsOld Blue Sprgs Road	Bradley County	Galena	35.0876, -84.9131	Public
Straight Creek MinesStraight Creek Road	Claiborne County	Galena Sphalerite	36.3892, -83.6427	Public
Marion CountyDancing Fern Road	Marion County	Barite Fluorite Galena Pyrite Selenite	35.1470, -85.5968	Public
CopperhillGrassy Creek Road	Polk County	Azurite Chalcopyrite Garnet Gold Pyrite Malachite Quartz Staurolite +4 more	35.0046, -84.3993	Public
DucktownStansbury Mountain Road	Polk County	Azurite Chalcopyrite Garnet Gold Pyrite Malachite Quartz Staurolite +4 more	35.0325, -84.3655	Public
Bumpus Cove mining districtBumpus Cove Road	Unicoi County	Anglesite Chalcopyrite Cerussite Hematite Galena Sphalerite	36.1518, -82.4898	Public
Bonanza MineLove Road	Hudspeth County	Chalcopyrite Galena Sphalerite	31.1873, -105.5005	Public
Chinati Mts	Presidio County	Fluorite Galena Argentite Cerargyrite Pyrite Sphalerite Chalcopyrite Smithsonite	29.9012, -104.5124	Public
The Solitario	Presidio County	Galena	29.4508, -103.8090	Public
Bradshaw MountainsSR 21	Beaver County	Amethyst Tourmaline Tremolite Wollastonite Anglesite Aragonite Cerussite Chalcopyrite +3 more	38.2983, -112.9233	Public
FriscoEly Highway	Beaver County	Azurite Barite Calamine Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla Galena Gypsum +7 more	38.4497, -113.2764	Public
Lincoln GulchSR 21	Beaver County	Amethyst Azurite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Epidote Fluorite Galena +7 more	38.2630, -112.8882	Public
San Francisco MountainsEly Highway	Beaver County	Diopside Fluorite Galena Garnet Pyrite Scheelite Sphalerite Apatite +7 more	38.4591, -113.3067	Public
Star RangeBeryl Milford Road	Beaver County	Bismutite Rhodochrosite Fluorite Quartz Azurite Cerussite Galena Malachite +6 more	38.3456, -113.1442	Public
Wah Wah MountainsWillow Creek Road	Beaver County	Cerussite Galena Pyrite Alunite Autunite Fluorite Hematite Limonite +3 more	38.3386, -113.5989	Public
Pilot RangeTunnel Springs Rd	Box Elder County	Alunite Azurite Barite Cerussite Chrysocolla Copper Galena Limonite +6 more	41.2481, -114.0397	Public
Raft River Mountains	Box Elder County	Gold Arsenopyrite Chalcopyrite Galena Pyrite Sphalerite	41.8742, -113.5085	Public
Vipont MineBirch Creek Road	Box Elder County	Azurite Cerussite Copper Chalcopyrite Cuprite Galena Gold Limonite +7 more	41.9657, -113.8459	Public
WillardGrizzly Peak Direct Trail	Box Elder County	Stibnite Galena Hematite Limonite Azurite Magnetite Malachite Muscovite	41.4252, -111.9758	Public
Bear River Range	Cache County	Galena Malachite	41.6328, -111.6679	Public
Little Bear RiverCanyon Road	Cache County	Anglesite Azurite Cerussite Galena Malachite	41.5240, -111.7803	Public
Logan CanyonUS 89	Cache County	Cacotrichite Galena	41.7421, -111.7763	Public
Copper Globe and other mines in San Rafael districtCopper Globe Mine Road	Emery County	Anglesite Azurite Cerussite Galena Malachite Autunite Orpiment Realgar +3 more	38.8029, -110.9111	Public
Lucky Strick and other mines in San Rafael districtHanni Mine Road	Emery County	Bieberite Chalcopyrite Galena Marcasite Pyrite Sphalerite Uraninite	38.7553, -110.9485	Public
Temple MountainBLM 849	Emery County	Ankerite Carnotite Dolomite Galena Pyrite Tetrahedrite Uraninite	38.6887, -110.6816	Public
Granite MountainIron Springs Road	Iron County	Actinolite Albite Amethyst Azurite Apatite Barite Chalcedony Cinnabar +5 more	37.7340, -113.2350	Public
Deep Creek MountainsQueen Sheeba Road	Juab County	Beryl Fluorite Scheelite Azurite Gold Malachite Galena Pyrolusite +1 more	39.8035, -113.9600	Public
Desert Mountain	Juab County	Antlerite Bornite Fluorite Hematite Limonite Magnetite Pyrite Cerussite +6 more	39.7813, -112.5941	Public
Drum MountainsRough Well Road	Juab County	Agate Jasper Pyrolusite Rhodochrosite Chalcedony Chalcopyrite Cuprite Galena +6 more	39.5711, -113.0359	Public
Fish SpringsPony Express Road	Juab County	Gold Lead Silver Cerussite Chalcopyrite Fluorite Galena Limonite +3 more	39.8524, -113.4541	Public
Tintic MountainsOld Highway Road	Juab County	Pyrolusite Siderite Cerussite Galena Jasper Limonite Pyrite Azurite +5 more	39.9123, -112.1311	Public
Sevier Lake	Millard County	Chalcedony Galena Garnet Molybdenite	39.0166, -113.2891	Public
Wood Canyon	Millard County	Galena Sphalerite	39.5249, -112.2339	Public
Bullion CanyonBullion Canyon Road	Piute County	Azurite Barite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Fluorite Galena Limonite Pyrite +6 more	38.4195, -112.2981	Public
Swan CreekWest Swan Creek Spring Road	Rich County	Azurite Barite Cerussite Galena Wulfenite	41.9861, -111.4175	Public
AltaFlagstaff Mountain Trail	Salt Lake County	Apatite Biotite Barite Cerussite Limonite Rhodochrosite Galena Magnetite +9 more	40.5966, -111.6374	Public
Big Cottonwood mining districtCardiff Fork Trail	Salt Lake County	Actinolite Barite Orthoclase Bornite Chalcopyrite Galena Magnetite Malachite +5 more	40.6077, -111.6515	Public
Bingham CanyonKennecott Access Road	Salt Lake County	Actinolite Barite Bismuth Calcite Chalcopyrite Galena Garnet Magnetite +3 more	40.5575, -112.1319	Public
Carbonate Gem MinesRelsek Trail	Salt Lake County	Anglesite Barite Cerussite Galena Jarosite Limonite Pyrite Smithsonite	40.6227, -111.6671	Public
Big Indian WashHomestake Spur	San Juan County	Coffinite Doloresite Uraninite Azurite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Cuprite Malachite +6 more	38.2308, -109.2810	Public
Monticello mining districtCooley Pass Trail	San Juan County	Anhydrite Carnotite Gypsum Pyrite Chalcopyrite Galena Gold Sphalerite +4 more	37.8313, -109.4670	Public
Axtell	Sanpete County	Galena Marcasite Pyrite Sphalerite	39.0581, -111.9611	Public
Henry mining districtFlat Top Road	Sevier County	Hematite Limonite Pyrolusite Magnetite Thorium Fluorite Apatite Albite +8 more	38.5246, -112.2399	Public
Salina CreekInterstate Highway 70 Frontage Road	Sevier County	Azurite Chalcopyrite Galena Malachite Sphalerite	38.9142, -111.7270	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
Dugway mining district	Tooele County	Agate Amethyst Apatite Fluorite Chalcedony Garnet Topaz Cerussite +7 more	39.9975, -113.1860	Public
Dutch Mountain	Tooele County	Augite Azurite Cerussite Fluorite Galena Malachite	40.2349, -113.8263	Public
East Erickson mining districtJoes Canyon Road	Tooele County	Galena Pyrite Quartz Sphalerite Cerussite Silver Hematite Limonite +3 more	39.9110, -112.5112	Public
Gold HillEast First Avenue	Tooele County	Azurite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Chrysocolla Galena Gold Gypsum +6 more	40.1813, -113.8102	Public
Johnson PassSR 199	Tooele County	Onyx Calcite Galena	40.3372, -112.5727	Public
Lakeside Mountains	Tooele County	Anglesite Cerussite Galena	40.9750, -112.8701	Public
OphirOphir Canyon Road	Tooele County	Galena Gold Pyrite Silver Sphalerite Quartz	40.3739, -112.2641	Public
Silver Island MountainsCave Canyon Road	Tooele County	Azurite Barite Cerussite Galena Jamesonite Malachite Pyrite	40.9225, -113.7800	Public
Stansbury MountainsFR 546	Tooele County	Cerussite Galena Gold Pyrite	40.5176, -112.6374	Public
Tintic Prince MineMill Canyon Road	Tooele County	Galena Quartz Pyrite	39.9982, -112.1791	Public
Santaquin & Silver Lake mining districtsYankee Mine Road	Utah County	Actinolite Andradite Argentite Cordierite Galena Garnet Gold Prehnite +4 more	40.5431, -111.6320	Public
La Plata area claims and minesEast John Freemont Drive	Weber County	Galena Malachite Cerussite Silver	41.4449, -111.6794	Public
FaberGreen Creek Road	Albemarle County	Azurite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Fluorite Galena Pyromorphite Smithsonite Sphalerite +1 more	37.8316, -78.6669	Public
HillsvilleMitchels Crossroads Road	Carroll County	Arsenopyrite Azurite Barite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla Cuprite Galena +4 more	36.8454, -80.7239	Public
Horseshoe Basin districtHorseshoe Basin Trail	Chelan County	Chalcopyrite Galena	48.4743, -121.0203	Public
Hazel GreenState Highway 80	Grant County	Barite Calcite Galena Marcasite Pyrite Smithsonite Sphalerite	42.5327, -90.4359	Public
PlattevilleWest Main Street	Grant County	Barite Calcite Galena Marcasite Pyrite Smithsonite Sphalerite	42.7346, -90.4803	Public
WerleyStar Lane	Grant County	Barite Dogtooth Calcite Galena Marcasite Pyrite Smithsonite Sphalerite	43.0204, -90.7662	Public
Monroe11th Street	Green County	Galena	42.6001, -89.6517	Public
DodgevilleCounty Highway YZ	Iowa County	Barite Calcite Galena Marcasite Pyrite Smithsonite Sphalerite	42.9757, -90.0862	Public
Montreal MineWisconsin Avenue	Iron County	Actinolite Barite Selenite Braunite Calcite Celestine Dickite Dolomite +10 more	46.4281, -90.2337	Public
OshkoshDivision Street	Waushara County	Calcite Galena Marcasite Pyrite Sphalerite Fossils	44.0430, -89.0981	Public
Kirwin MineWood River	Park County	Azurite Barite Chalcopyrite Cuprite Galena Gold Limonite Malachite +3 more	43.8746, -109.2848	Public

Galena rockhounding FAQ

Where is the best place to find galena in the U.S.?+

Utah, Missouri, New Jersey have the highest concentrations of galena in this list. Each state's quality and access varies — open the linked state pages for a detailed view.

How many galena rockhounding spots does RockHoundR track?+

153 mapped spots across 12 states. The app keeps these on a map alongside your private finds.

Can I legally collect galena on public land?+

Casual hand collecting of common rocks and minerals like galena is allowed on most BLM and U.S. Forest Service land, with daily and annual limits set by the local field office. National parks, most state parks, and tribal land are off-limits. Always check with the managing agency before a trip.

How do I identify galena in the field?+

Field identification of galena comes down to color, hardness, fracture, and luster. The RockHoundR app links to geology details for each spot to help narrow down what you might be picking up.

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