Where to Find Pyrite in the United States

267 mapped pyrite spots across 12 U.S. states. Pyrite — fool's gold — is brassy iron sulfide that often forms perfect cubes. It shows up in coal-region shales and in many Western mining-district dumps, often alongside galena, sphalerite, and chalcopyrite.

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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
Sierrita Mountain Mine Dumps	Pima County	Melanterite Copper Pyrite	31.8777, -111.1950	Public
Area of old Stanton mining campStanton Road	Yavapai County	Fluorite Garnet Gold Pyrite	34.1569, -112.7362	Public
Congress MineGhost Town Road	Yavapai County	Gold Pyrite	34.1992, -112.8535	Public
On top of steep hillStanton Road	Yavapai County	Fluorite Garnet Pyrite	34.1537, -112.7637	Public
West MountSunset Trail	Garland County	Pyrite	34.5026, -93.0918	Public
Cove CreekGourdneck Valley Road	Hot Spring County	Pyrite	34.4857, -92.8262	Public
Yellville MinesMine Level Trail	Marion County	Galena Pyrite Smithsonite Sphalerite	36.1332, -92.5624	Public
Agate BeachCalifornia Coastal Trail	Humboldt County	Agate Jasper Brecciated Jasper Pyrite	41.1501, -124.1398	Public
Golden Jubilee MineBoulder Lake Road	Trinity County	Limonite Quartz Pyrite	41.1006, -122.7836	Public
Calumet Iron MineAustin Trail	Chaffee County	Amphibole Chalcopyrite Corundum Epidote Pyrite	38.6333, -106.0003	Public
Howes Gulch MinesClear Ridge Road	Larimer County	Chalcopyrite Gold Pyrite Copper	40.5911, -105.2250	Public
Lane’s MineGarder Road	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Arsenopyrite Bismuth Pyrite Sphalerite Wolframite	41.3531, -73.2394	Public
LitchfieldNorth Shore Road	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Corundum Pyrite Staurolite Talc	41.7219, -73.2185	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
Villa RicaWest Bankhead Highway	Carroll County	Pyrite	33.7311, -84.9190	Public
Chattahoochee County	Chattahoochee County	Chert Quartz Petrified Wood Pyrite Selenite	32.3121, -84.8134	Public
MackayNational Forest Development Road 496	Custer County	Azurite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla Malachite Pyrite Pyrrhotite	43.8902, -113.6746	Public
KingstonTrail of the Coeur d'Alenes	Shoshone County	Arsenopyrite Gold Pyrite Stibnite	47.5565, -116.2431	Public
StibniteStibnite Road	Valley County	Arsenopyrite Gold Pyrite Stibnite	44.8979, -115.3381	Public
East BrooklynSouth Kankakee Road	Grundy County	Marcasite Pyrite	41.1666, -88.2450	Public
Crystal Glen CreekNorth County Road 700	Hancock County	Geode Barite Calcite Dolomite Goethite Pyrite Quartz Selenite	40.3714, -91.3755	Public
Hamilton QuarrySouth 2nd Street	Hancock County	Geode Pyrite Calcite Sphalerite	40.3822, -91.3554	Public
Spillman CreekNorth County Road 1540	Hancock County	Geode Pyrite Chalcedony Sphalerite Quartz	40.6163, -91.2030	Public
Cave-In RockHastie Mine Road	Hardin County	Barite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Fluorite Galena Pyrite Smithsonite +1 more	37.5032, -88.2052	Public
North AuroraConco Street	Kane County	Bornite Calcite Chalcopyrite Pyrite	41.8029, -88.3195	Public
SpartaUnion Road	Randolph County	Pyrite Fossils	38.0778, -89.7285	Public
LogansportUS 24	Cass County	Apatite Calcite Pyrite Quartz	40.7397, -86.2925	Public
HuntingtonCounty Road 400 North	Huntington County	Calcite Marcasite Pyrite Quartz Geode Sphalerite	40.8916, -85.4650	Public
BicknellGrundman Road	Knox County	Marcasite Pyrite	38.7293, -87.4136	Public
Parke CountyMarshall Road	Parke County	Goethite Marcasite Pyrite Selenite Sphalerite	39.7728, -87.2137	Public
Big Pine CreekWest Briscoe Road	Warren County	Sphalerite Barite Fossilized Wood Siderite Marcasite Pyrite	40.4100, -87.3433	Public
BlufftonEast 200 North	Wells County	Dolomite Marcasite Pyrite	40.7694, -85.1845	Public
Centerville (pyrite)Dewey Road	Appanoose County	Pyrite Selenite	40.7106, -92.8484	Public
Clayton CountyGreat River Road	Clayton County	Galena Limonite Pyrite Sphalerite	42.8673, -91.1289	Public
KeokukValley Road	Lee County	Keokuk Geode Calcite Chalcedony Limonite Marcasite Pyrite Sphalerite	40.3875, -91.4518	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
West MineralNorthwest 70th Street	Cherokee County	Pyrite Calcite Dolomite Marcasite Sphalerite	37.2433, -94.9662	Public
Crittenden CountyIrma White Road	Crittenden County	Galena Fluorite Barite Calcite Dolomite Pyrite Smithsonite Sphalerite +2 more	37.3677, -88.1750	Public
Lincoln CountyNorth Fishing Creek Road	Lincoln County	Geode Quartz Celestite Goethite Fluorite Pyrite	37.3433, -84.6821	Public
Mount Apatite QuarriesStevens Mill Road	Androscoggin County	Albite Almandine Garnet Arsenopyrite Autunite Green Beryl Pink Beryl Aquamarine Biotite +6 more	44.0871, -70.2904	Public
Catherine MountainBlackswoods Road	Hancock County	Molybdenite Granite Quartz Biotite Fluorapatite Hornblende Magnetite Microcline +3 more	44.6172, -68.0841	Public
Deer Hill MineralEvergreen Valley Road	Oxford County	Amethyst Feldspar Beryl Garnet Columbite Pyrite Muscovite	44.2313, -70.9801	Public
Deer Hill MineralEvergreen Valley Road	Oxford County	Amethyst Quartz Feldspar Beryl Garnet Columbite Pyrite Muscovite	44.2313, -70.9799	Public
Scribner Ledge Quarry & Crocker Hill MinesCrocker Hill Trail	Oxford County	Graphite Molybdenite Pyrite Quartz Sericite Albite Almandine Garnet Arsenopyrite +4 more	44.2762, -70.4673	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
Magothy RiverDrum Avenue North	Anne Arundel County	Pyrite	39.1153, -76.5670	Public
Bare Hills mining districtYellow Trail	Baltimore County	Actinolite Malachite Epidote Feldspar Garnet Moss Agate Pyrite Quartz +3 more	39.3871, -76.6523	Public
CardiffQuarry Road	Harford County	Garnet Pyrite Serpentine Staurolite Verde Antique Chrysotile	39.7096, -76.3342	Public
NewburyportScotland Heights Drive	Essex County	Chalcopyrite Galena Pyrite Sphalerite Siderite Tetrahedrite	42.7851, -70.9064	Public
Davis MineDavis Mine Road	Franklin County	Chalcopyrite Pyrite	42.6834, -72.8650	Public
Rockport Recreation AreaOld Grade Road	Alpena County	Fossils Petoskey Stones Pyrite	45.2013, -83.3949	Public
Rope MineCounty Road GN	Marquette County	Gold Pyrite Chalcopyrite	46.5297, -87.7158	Public
CarltonChestnut Avenue	Carlton County	Lake Superior Agate Garnet Greenalite Magnetite Marcasite Minnesotaite Pyrite	46.6640, -92.4249	Public
CloquetReservation Road	Carlton County	Lake Superior Agate Garnet Greenalite Magnetite Marcasite Minnesotaite Pyrite	46.7503, -92.4935	Public
Cloquet (area 2)Cloquet Avenue	Carlton County	Lake Superior Agate Garnet Greenalite Magnetite Marcasite Minnesotaite Pyrite	46.7217, -92.4613	Public
Pigeon Point	Cook County	Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Pyrite	48.0030, -89.4972	Public
Hibbing (area 2)	Saint Louis County	Iron Agate Jasper Marcasite Pyrite Goethite	47.4443, -92.9945	Public
Bronk QuarrySeminary Drive	Winona County	Calcite Dolomite Goethite Hematite Marcasite Pyrite	44.0338, -91.7227	Public
Liberal	Barton County	Pickeringite Pyrite Siderite	37.5827, -94.4869	Public
Adrian’s QuarryUS 63	Boone County	Calcite Chalcopyrite Marcasite Millerite Pyrite	38.6723, -92.2290	Public
Finger Lakes State ParkEast Peabody Haul Road	Boone County	Aragonite Copiapite Gypsum Halotrichite Marcasite Melanterite Pyrite	39.0803, -92.3031	Public
Sugar CreekSouthwest 116 Highway	Buchanan County	Septarian Nodules Aragonite Calcite Celestite Pyrite Sphalerite	39.5525, -94.9978	Public
St. FrancisvilleCounty Road 197	Clark County	Geode Barite Calcite Fluorite Malachite Pyrite Quartz Sphalerite	40.4541, -91.5784	Public
Cole CountyMO BB	Cole County	Barite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Dolomite Hematite Galena Malachite +4 more	38.3686, -92.3916	Public
Bleeding Hill MineChristy Mine Road	Crawford County	Copper Cuprite Goethite Pyrite	38.0414, -91.1539	Public
Copper Hill MineWatson Road	Crawford County	Azurite Barite Chalcopyrite Gypsum Hematite Malachite Marcasite Pyrite +1 more	38.1872, -91.1082	Public
Crooked Creek CraterCedar Drive	Crawford County	Barite Galena Marcasite Pyrite Sphalerite	37.8330, -91.4113	Public
ScotiaSanke Road	Crawford County	Azurite Goethite Hematite Malachite Pyrite Quartz	37.9870, -91.3391	Public
SteelvilleStoney Ridge Lane	Crawford County	Allophane Amethyst Azurite Dolomite Galena Goethite Hematite Malachite +4 more	38.0247, -91.2273	Public
SullivanFarris Road	Crawford County	Azurite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Copper Cuprite Hematite Malachite Pyrite	38.1596, -91.1642	Public
Ruepple Iron MineSpring Oak Lane	Franklin County	Amethyst Goethite Hematite Marcasite Melanterite Pyrite Quartz Siderite +4 more	38.2708, -91.1408	Public
Saint ClairRockyhill Trail	Franklin County	Anglesite Galena Barite Calcite Cerussite Pyrite Smithsonite Sphalerite	38.3020, -90.9191	Public
Tightwad	Henry County	Pyrite	38.2877, -93.5644	Public
Alice Mine near ElijahCounty Road 7280	Howell County	Dolomite Greenockite Pyrite Quartz Smithsonite Sphalerite	36.5932, -92.1222	Public
Bixby	Iron County	Bornite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Galena Malachite Marcasite Millerite Pyrite +1 more	37.6029, -91.1169	Public
JoplinNorth 3rd Street	Jasper County	Apatite Aragonite Azurite Barite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla +5 more	37.1950, -94.4756	Public
ArnoldRichardson Road	Jefferson County	Geode Dolomite Marcasite Pyrite Sphalerite Calcite	38.4192, -90.3896	Public
NewarkMO E	Knox County	Calcite Chalcopyrite Goethite Malachite Pyrite Quartz	39.9759, -91.9786	Public
Decaturville CraterLilac Rd	Laclede County	Albite Galena Glauconite Limonite Marcasite Microcline Muscovite Opal +4 more	37.8930, -92.7085	Public
Fabius River275th Avenue	Lewis County	Geode Calcite Malachite Pyrite Quartz Sphalerite Aragonite	39.9756, -91.6218	Public
TroyHampel Road	Lincoln County	Calcite Marcasite Pyrite Chalcopyrite Malachite Millerite Quartz Sphalerite	38.9185, -90.9386	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
Danville QuarryMO J	Montgomery County	Calcite Dolomite Millerite Pyrite	38.9006, -91.5417	Public
WentworthGum Road	Newton County	Zinc Pyrite Sphalerite	36.9411, -94.0652	Public
SedaliaYeater Road	Pettis County	Pyrite	38.7482, -93.3053	Public
Moselle Iron MinesCounty Road 7240	Phelps County	Amethyst Arsenopyrite Azurite Chalcopyrite Hematite Malachite Marcasite Pyrite +1 more	37.8346, -91.8288	Public
HannibalRevere Trail	Ralls County	Marcasite Pyrite	39.6683, -91.3353	Public
SavertonMO 79	Ralls County	Pyrite	39.6451, -91.2888	Public
Defiance QuarryMO DD	Saint Charles County	Yellow Calcite White Calcite Goethite Marcasite Pyrite Sphalerite Fossils	38.6608, -90.7760	Public
St. Francois CountyHawthorne Street	Saint Francois County	Barite Goethite Pyrite Quartz Cerussite Chalcopyrite Galena Malachite +2 more	37.8948, -90.5261	Public
St. Louis (barite area)Hays Hill Drive	Saint Louis County	Barite Calcite Goethite Pyrite Quartz	38.5152, -90.4455	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
Fromberg	Carbon County	Coal Pyrite	45.3930, -108.9316	Public
WhitehallPaul Gulch Road	Jefferson County	Galena Gold Sphalerite Pyrite	45.9179, -112.0411	Public
SylvaniteYaak River Road	Lincoln County	Gold Pyrite	48.7082, -115.8751	Public
Bismark MineMammoth South Boulder Road	Madison County	Molybdenite Pyrite Chalcopyrite	45.6129, -112.0490	Public
Pioneer	Powell County	Gold Calcite Chalcopyrite Quartz Pyrite	46.5139, -112.9638	Public
Goldfield	Esmeralda County	Alum Pyrite Quartz Copper Gold Lead Manganese Silver +1 more	37.7087, -117.2227	Public
Victor HeadOld Summer Club Trail	Coös County	Albite Amethyst Beryl Chlorite Feldspar Fluorite Limonite Muscovite +4 more	44.6435, -71.4102	Public
Ruggles MineRuggles Mine Road	Grafton County	Amethyst Apatite Beryl Calcite Feldspar Garnet Lepidolite Marcasite +7 more	43.5895, -71.9924	Public
SayrevilleBordentown Avenue	Middlesex County	Marcasite Pyrite Petrified Wood	40.4387, -74.3298	Public
HiberniaFour Birds / Hibernia Brook Trail	Morris County	Apatite Pyrite Pyrrhotite	40.9449, -74.4928	Public
Mine Hill (bornite)Iron Mountain Road	Morris County	Bornite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Garnet Hematite Magnetite Pyrite +4 more	40.8866, -74.6050	Public
Mount HopeLake Denmark Road	Morris County	Apatite Pyrite Pyrrhotite	40.9372, -74.5400	Public
RingwoodPeters Mine Road	Passaic County	Calcite Chalcopyrite Corundum Epidote Garnet Hornblende Pyrite Serpentine +1 more	41.1464, -74.2693	Public
FranklinN. Church Road	Sussex County	Epidote Pyrite Fluorite	41.1202, -74.5930	Public
Moreno CreekCounty Road B-24	Colfax County	Chalcopyrite Gold Pyrite Pyrrhotite	36.5971, -105.2708	Public
Ute Creek4WD	Colfax County	Chalcopyrite Gold Pyrite Pyrrhotite	36.6083, -105.1595	Public
Burro PeakRustlers Trail	Grant County	Azurite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Cerargyrite Chrysocolla Fluorite Galena Malachite +2 more	32.5718, -108.4007	Public
PecosDavis Willow T.S. Road	San Miguel County	Actinolite Garnet Lepidolite Mica Bornite Pyrite Tourmaline	35.7572, -105.6660	Public
Lyon Mountain	Clinton County	Aegirine Albite Apatite Augite Biotite Calcite Chlorite Epidote +10 more	44.7227, -73.8541	Public
Ancram area lead minesEast Ancram Road	Columbia County	Barite Galena Sphalerite Pyrite Quartz	42.0167, -73.5667	Public
18 Mile CreekFishing Access Trail	Erie County	Pyrite	42.7064, -78.8980	Public
Lake HarrisDonks Lane	Essex County	Albite Amphibole Apatite Diopside Graphite Muscovite Phlogopite Pyrite +5 more	43.9736, -74.1467	Public
PhiladelphiaSand Street	Jefferson County	Hematite Pyrite Siderite	44.1546, -75.7094	Public
Pine PondTrail	Putnam County	Arsenopyrite Asbestos Leucopyrite Pyrite	41.4653, -73.7027	Public
Brant LakeState Route 8	Warren County	Apatite Calcite Diopside Muscovite Pyrite Rutile Tourmaline	43.7032, -73.7119	Public
FairhavenProuty Road	Washington County	Pyrite Bornite Chalcopyrite Quartz Calcite	43.4893, -73.2619	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
Long Shoals CreekShatley Springs Road	Ashe County	Quartz Pyrite Epidote	36.4789, -81.4117	Public
Grandmother MountainGrandmother Mountain Lane	Avery County	Gold Pyrite Quartz	36.0632, -81.8432	Public
Davidson CountySilver Hill Road	Davidson County	Chalcopyrite Gold Pyrite Tetradymite Anglesite Calamine Calcite Cuprite +3 more	35.7057, -80.1995	Public
Bullock	Granville County	Pyrite	36.4700, -78.5157	Public
Medoc Mountain State ParkSummit Loop Trail	Halifax County	Chalcopyrite Molybdenite Pyrite Sericite	36.2562, -77.8821	Public
Elijah Mountain Gem MineBrevard Road	Henderson County	Ruby Sapphire Emerald Quartz Citrine Amethyst Garnet Aventurine +10 more	35.3244, -82.5034	Public
Cowee CreekSheffield Farms Road	Macon County	Garnet Ruby Sapphire Corundum Beryl Hornblende Kyanite Pyrite +3 more	35.2721, -83.3936	Public
EldoradoCoggins Mine Road	Montgomery County	Azurite Calcite Gold Malachite Pyrite Silver Smithsonite Sphalerite +1 more	35.4824, -80.0228	Public
MoriaHelena-Moriah Road	Person County	Pyrite Limonite Cubes	36.2714, -78.8825	Public
Bryson CityEast Deep Creek Road	Swain County	Allanite Garnet Magnetite Moonstone Quartz Pyrite Feldspar Mica +2 more	35.4436, -83.4402	Public
Flint Knob	Wilkes County	Calcite Galena Pyrite	36.1853, -81.4496	Public
Delaware CountySouth Section Line Road	Delaware County	Pyrite	40.2914, -83.1305	Public
SanduskyEast Strub Road	Erie County	Calcite Celestite Dolomite Fluorite Marcasite Pyrite Witherite Fossils	41.4170, -82.6803	Public
ColumbusJackson Pike	Franklin County	Pyrite	39.9023, -83.0163	Public
Clay Center limestone quarryNorth Bolander Road	Ottawa County	Calcite Celestite Dolomite Fluorite Pyrite Fossils	41.5744, -83.3635	Public
GenoaMain Street	Ottawa County	Calcite Celestite Dolomite Fluorite Marcasite Pyrite Fossils	41.5080, -83.3544	Public
ChillicotheState Route 28	Ross County	Pyrite	39.3511, -83.0967	Public
Maple Grove QuarryCr42	Seneca County	Calcite Celestite Dolomite Fluorite Marcasite Pyrite Fossils	41.2256, -83.2137	Public
Tuscarawas CountyOverlook	Tuscarawas County	Pyrite	40.5502, -81.4059	Public
Bowling GreenSouth Dixie Highway	Wood County	Barite Calcite Celestite Fluorite Pyrite	41.3160, -83.6482	Public
TahlequahSouth 540 Road	Cherokee County	Pyrite	35.9261, -94.9273	Check locally
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
Old MinesGalice Road	Josephine County	Arsenopyrite Azurite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla Galena Gold Malachite +1 more	42.5693, -123.5953	Permission
EtnaButler Plank Road	Allegheny County	Barite Calcite Pyrite Sphalerite Wurtzite	40.5347, -79.9615	Public
GirtyPA 56;PA 156	Armstrong County	Hematite Magnetite Calcite Chert Pyrite	40.6354, -79.4072	Public
Mt. PisgahGalen's Revenge	Carbon County	Allanite Autunite Carnotite Chlorite Mica Pyrite Quartz Uraninite	40.8714, -75.7454	Public
Brookdale MineAnna Louise Lane	Chester County	Quartz Pyromorphite Azurite Cerussite Fluorite Galena Pyrite	40.1011, -75.5208	Public
KnauertownSaint Peters Road	Chester County	Apatite Apophyllite Azurite Green Calcite Chrysocolla Malachite Pyrite Quartz +2 more	40.1837, -75.7315	Public
Aughwick CreekCovert Road	Huntingdon County	Barite Calcite Chalcopyrite Pyrite Quartz	40.1511, -77.9492	Public
CornwallTwenty-Eighth Division Highway	Lebanon County	Actinolite Andradite Calcite Chlorite Diopside Epidote Fluorite Grossularite Garnet +5 more	40.2548, -76.3978	Public
Lebanon CountyWest Main Street	Lebanon County	Azurite Chalcopyrite Magnetite Malachite Pyrite	40.3304, -76.5564	Public
Hazelton and White HavenStockton Road	Luzerne County	Pyrite Quartzite	40.9665, -75.9211	Public
Monroe CountyKeiser Road	Monroe County	Calcite Pyrite Fluorite	40.9377, -75.2844	Public
Easton5th Street	Northampton County	Chert Flint Apatite Diopside Epidote Pyrite Quartz Serpentine +1 more	40.7472, -75.2871	Public
Moosup RiverGold Mine Road	Providence County	Epidote Hornblende Orthoclase Pyrite Apatite Biotite Garnet Chlorite +2 more	41.7656, -71.7684	Public
King's CreekRagan Trail	Cherokee County	Barite Chalcopyrite Galena Kyanite Quartz Pyrite Sillimanite	35.0815, -81.4485	Public
Flat Creek	Lancaster County	Gold Pyrite Sericite	34.6849, -80.5863	Public
Haile Gold MineHaile Gold Mine Road	Lancaster County	Gold Pyrite Quartz	34.5804, -80.5320	Public
Oconee CountySouth Martin Drive	Oconee County	Gold Graphite Pyrite	34.6236, -82.9600	Public
Fork of Big Creek & Little Saluda RiverBarr Woods Road	Saluda County	Amphibolite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Gold Green Hornblende Magnetite Pyrite	34.0618, -81.6766	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
Cannon CountyGassaway Road	Cannon County	Calcite Fluorite Geode Goethite Limonite Pyrite Celestite	35.8298, -86.0590	Public
Stony CreekWillow Springs Road	Carter County	Pyrite Pyrolusite	36.3732, -82.1549	Public
Boatland	Fentress County	Calcite Celestite Dolomite Geode Marcasite Pyrite	36.4109, -85.0446	Public
Carpenter Hollow and Buffalo CoveGlenobey Road	Fentress County	Calcite Celestite Dolomite Geode Marcasite Pyrite	36.3798, -84.9861	Public
GreeneHipshire Hollow Road	Hawkins County	Calcite Celestite Dolomite Fluorite Golden Jasper Pyrite Quartz Barite +2 more	36.4245, -82.9167	Public
Marion CountyDancing Fern Road	Marion County	Barite Fluorite Galena Pyrite Selenite	35.1470, -85.5968	Public
LivingstonCelina Highway	Overton County	Calcite Celestite Dolomite Geode Marcasite Pyrite	36.4510, -85.3557	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
Ben Lomond Mountain	Warren County	Calcite Celestite Dolomite Geode Marcasite Pyrite	35.6284, -85.7732	Public
Sides of creekEast US Highway 287	Ellis County	Pyrite	32.4455, -96.9221	Public
Road cut N of roadWest State Highway 21	Nacogdoches County	Pyrite Selenite	31.6585, -94.8085	Public
Chinati Mts	Presidio County	Fluorite Galena Argentite Cerargyrite Pyrite Sphalerite Chalcopyrite Smithsonite	29.9012, -104.5124	Public
Beaver Lake Mountains	Beaver County	Azurite Malachite Andalusite Jasper Pyrite	38.5463, -113.0866	Public
Bradshaw MountainsSR 21	Beaver County	Amethyst Tourmaline Tremolite Wollastonite Anglesite Aragonite Cerussite Chalcopyrite +3 more	38.2983, -112.9233	Public
Cactus MineEly Highway	Beaver County	Azurite Barite Chalcopyrite Goethite Limonite Magnetite Malachite Pyrite +6 more	38.4897, -113.2954	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
Newton DistrictVeterans Memorial Highway	Beaver County	Gold Pyrite Quartz	38.4321, -112.5887	Public
Rocky RangeEly Highway	Beaver County	Magnetite Wulfenite Azurite Bornite Diopside Garnet Malachite Apatite +2 more	38.4616, -113.1057	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
Promontory MountainsSouth East Promontory Road	Box Elder County	Cerussite Bornite Calamine Chalcopyrite Gold Gypsum Limonite Malachite +1 more	41.2539, -112.4913	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
Farmington mining districtPatsy's Mine Trail	Davis County	Azurite Chalcopyrite Gold Malachite Pyrite	40.9850, -111.8725	Public
Duchesne CountyWest Main Street	Duchesne County	Analcite Anhydrite Crocidolite Fluorapatite Illite Pyrite Bassanite Dawsonite +2 more	40.1634, -110.4014	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
Sevenmile CanyonCircle-O	Grand County	Bornite Carnotite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Pyrite Uraninite	38.6669, -109.6398	Public
Granite MountainIron Springs Road	Iron County	Actinolite Albite Amethyst Azurite Apatite Barite Chalcedony Cinnabar +5 more	37.7340, -113.2350	Public
ModenaGold Springs Road	Iron County	Argentite Gold Limonite Pyrite Fluorite Garnet Quartz Selenium	37.8829, -114.0379	Public
Antelope SpringsAntelope Springs	Juab County	Limonite Pyrite	39.8861, -112.6991	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
Spor MountainEagle Rock	Juab County	Fluorite Bertrandite Carnotite Chalcedony Chalcopyrite Hematite Magnetite Pyrite +1 more	39.7588, -113.1974	Public
Tintic MountainsOld Highway Road	Juab County	Pyrolusite Siderite Cerussite Galena Jasper Limonite Pyrite Azurite +5 more	39.9123, -112.1311	Public
Amasa Valley	Millard County	Albite Biotite Diopside Garnet Gold Idocrase Molybdenite Pyrite +4 more	39.1845, -113.3728	Public
Little Drum Mountains	Millard County	Azurite Cuprite Chalcedony Chalcopyrite Malachite Pyrite Pyrolusite Rhodochrosite +1 more	39.4625, -113.0303	Public
Painter SpringPainter Springs Road	Millard County	Garnet Idocrase Microcline Orthoclase Muscovite Pyrite Scheelite	39.1851, -113.4420	Public
Bullion CanyonBullion Canyon Road	Piute County	Azurite Barite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Fluorite Galena Limonite Pyrite +6 more	38.4195, -112.2981	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
Carbonate Gem MinesRelsek Trail	Salt Lake County	Anglesite Barite Cerussite Galena Jarosite Limonite Pyrite Smithsonite	40.6227, -111.6671	Public
Little CottonwoodLittle Cottonwood Road	Salt Lake County	Apatite Alunite Biotite Hornblende Magnetite Microcline Feldspar Pyrite +5 more	40.5702, -111.7135	Public
Big Indian WashHomestake Spur	San Juan County	Coffinite Doloresite Uraninite Azurite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Cuprite Malachite +6 more	38.2308, -109.2810	Public
La Sal mining districtV2 Road	San Juan County	Azurite Malachite Carnotite Coffinite Pyrite Uraninite	38.3414, -109.0638	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
Rock Candy MountainSevier Highway	Sevier County	Alunite Jarosite Limonite Pyrite Selenite	38.5117, -112.2686	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
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
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
Topliff Hill	Tooele County	Cerussite Malachite Pyrite	40.1280, -112.1748	Public
Uteland Knoll mining districtCR 2610	Uintah County	Azurite Chalcocite Gypsum Malachite Pyrite	40.0506, -109.7416	Public
FairfieldLewiston Road	Utah County	Chalcedony Chert Limonite Pyrite Quartz Variscite Fossils	40.2736, -112.1452	Public
East FletcherBakersfield Road	Franklin County	Pyrite	44.7203, -72.8308	Public
Ely MineSouth Vershire Road	Orange County	Chalcopyrite Pyrrhotite Pyrite Sphalerite Tourmaline Actinolite Calcite Garnet +2 more	43.9272, -72.2848	Public
Devil's DenSeasonal Forestry Road	Rutland County	Smoky Quartz Quartz Pyrite Ilmenite	43.3569, -72.8928	Public
GassettsVermont Route 103 North	Windsor County	Quartz Garnet Tourmaline Staurolite Kyanite Actinolite Diopside Calcite +2 more	43.3322, -72.6158	Public
LudlowVermont Route 103 South	Windsor County	Tourmaline Pyrite Talc Calcite Diopside	43.3915, -72.6752	Public
PerkinsvilleMaple Street	Windsor County	Pyrite Pyrrhotite Chlorite Ilmenite Smoky Quartz Calcite Actinolite Biotite	43.3387, -72.5068	Public
MonetaReindeer Point	Bedford County	Garnet Pyrite Quartz Rutile Perthite Tourmaline Zoisite	37.1947, -79.5686	Public
Willis MountainWillis Mt Plant Road	Buckingham County	Kyanite Manganese Apatite Corundum Feldspar Garnet Hematite Pyrite +4 more	37.4779, -78.4619	Public
LynchburgStage Road	Campbell County	Virginia Greenstone Calcite Kyanite Pyrite Ankerite Magnetite Rutile Epidote	37.3910, -79.0400	Public
Galax	Carroll County	Green Apatite Chalcopyrite Pyrite Rutile Selenite Calcite Siderite Blue Vivianite	36.7117, -80.9408	Public
Hanks KnobCoal Creek Road	Carroll County	Garnet Pyrite Pyrrhotite Quartz Rutile	36.6272, -80.8589	Public
HillsvilleMitchels Crossroads Road	Carroll County	Arsenopyrite Azurite Barite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla Cuprite Galena +4 more	36.8454, -80.7239	Public
Mineral	Louisa County	Actinolite Garnet Pyrite Serpentine Tremolite	38.0371, -77.8990	Public
LexingtonFlower Lane	Rockbridge County	Calcite Chalcopyrite Dolomite Pyrite	37.7763, -79.4302	Public
Marion	Smyth County	Barite Calcite Iron Limonite Malachite Pyrite	36.7883, -81.5297	Public
Wythe CountyWalton Furnace Road	Wythe County	Aragonite Calcite Fluorite Bornite Marcasite Smithsonite Sphalerite Dolomite +2 more	36.8835, -80.9322	Public
Denny Mt.Denny Creek Trail	King County	Calcite Quartz Amethyst Opal Pyrite	47.4332, -121.4486	Public
Osoyoos LakeUS 97	Okanogan County	Copper Pyrite	48.9635, -119.4515	Public
Monte CristoMonte Cristo Trail	Snohomish County	Arsenic Arsenopyrite Azurite Chalcopyrite Malachite Melaconite Pyrite Pyrrhotite +2 more	47.9859, -121.3939	Public
Deer Lake	Stevens County	Pyrite	48.1107, -117.5530	Public
Pasayten WildernessForest Road 5400-700	Whatcom County	Gold Pyrite	48.7313, -120.7499	Public
Smoke HoleSmoke Hole Road	Pendleton County	Geode Gypsum Pyrite Fossils	38.8569, -79.2764	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
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
The Bend DepositNorth Road	Taylor County	Azurite Bornite Calaverite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Gold Krennerite Malachite +3 more	45.2908, -90.5964	Public
OshkoshDivision Street	Waushara County	Calcite Galena Marcasite Pyrite Sphalerite Fossils	44.0430, -89.0981	Public
BaggsWY 789	Carbon County	Coffinite Ilsemannite Autunite Pyrite Uranophane Uraninite	41.0894, -107.5937	Public
Kirwin MineWood River	Park County	Azurite Barite Chalcopyrite Cuprite Galena Gold Limonite Malachite +3 more	43.8746, -109.2848	Public

Pyrite rockhounding FAQ

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

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

How many pyrite rockhounding spots does RockHoundR track?+

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

Can I legally collect pyrite on public land?+

Casual hand collecting of common rocks and minerals like pyrite 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 pyrite in the field?+

Field identification of pyrite 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.

Hunt pyrite on the map

Open RockHoundR to see these spots on a real map with public land overlays and trip-planning details.