Crystal Mountain Mine — Rockhounding in Ravalli County, Montana
Crystal Mountain Mine is a focused fluorite locality, with Mindat tying the Ravalli County site to the Crystal Mountain Fluorspar Mine and listing fluorite with quartz and accessory phosphate and silicate minerals nearby. The spot broadens Montana's top list beyond sapphire, agate, and historic base-metal districts with a clear single-mineral identity. Reported finds include white fluorite, green fluorite, purple fluorite. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Map showing Crystal Mountain Mine in Ravalli County, Montana
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- County
- Ravalli County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest road
- FS 74919
- Coordinates
- 46.00658, -113.88813
Land & collecting status
Generally open to casual rockhounding
Most public-tagged spots sit on BLM, U.S. Forest Service, or other federal land where reasonable hand collecting of common rocks and minerals is allowed. Confirm posted rules and active mining claims before you dig.
Public-land rules vary by agency, season, and field office. The RockHoundR app pulls live BLM, USFS, NPS, and tribal overlays so you can see exactly which agency manages the ground at this spot.
Sources & verification
Spot details combine the public RockHoundR location dataset, normalized mineral labels, agency land-status checks in the app, and community submissions. Coordinates are approximate until verified in the field.
State guidance last verified:
- BLM Montana — Recreational mineral collecting
- Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
- Gem Mountain Sapphire Mine (fee-dig operator)
- Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules
Found at Crystal Mountain Mine
Each chip opens all spots that produce that material; the encyclopedia link opens the full ID and field guide.
- White FluoriteEncyclopedia →
- Green FluoriteEncyclopedia →
- Purple FluoriteEncyclopedia →
Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Crystal Mountain Mine.
- SulaRavalli County, Montana · 11 mi awayGreen Beryl
- Gem Mountain Sapphire MineGranite County, Montana · 22 mi awaySapphire
- Gem Mountain Sapphire MineGranite County, Montana · 22 mi away
- Rock CreekTop pick in MontanaGranite County, Montana · 28 mi awayQuartz, Sapphire
- GeorgetownDeer Lodge County, Montana · 35 mi awayGold, Chrysocolla
- PhillipsburgGranite County, Montana · 36 mi awayChrysocolla, Rhodochrosite, Ore
- Calvert Hill MineTop pick in MontanaBeaverhead County, Montana · 37 mi awayScheelite, Garnet, Aquamarine
- Black Pine MineGranite County, Montana · 39 mi awayPyromorphite, Scheelite, Stolzite
Across the state line from Crystal Mountain Mine
Crystal Mountain Mine is close enough to the Montana border that the next-closest rockhounding spots are in a neighboring state. Worth knowing if you are already on the road.
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