Rockhounding in Piute County, Utah

8 mapped rockhounding spots in Piute County. Most commonly produces alunite, barite, pyrolusite, fluorite.

Minerals reported in Piute County

Standout in Piute County

Hand-picked spot in Piute County, chosen for unusual mineralogy or documented public access. Each card opens the full coordinates and access notes.

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Marysville
Public
Piute County
Marysvale earns a top spot for small but well-formed crystals in rhyolite cavities, especially bixbyite, amethyst, and reported rutile or pseudobrookite. UGS describes the occurrence as BLM public land in a mid-Tertiary volcanic field, and Mindat records the same locality north of Marysvale with bixbyite, amethyst, pseudobrookite, and rutile.
Cinnabar, Alunite, Albite, Biotite

Spots in Piute County

Spot	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
Alunite RidgeClyde's Basin	Alunite	38.3726, -112.3233	Public
Antelope Range	Limonite Pyrolusite Torbernite	38.5012, -112.1984	Public
Bullion CanyonBullion Canyon Road	Azurite Barite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Fluorite Galena Limonite Pyrite +6 more	38.4195, -112.2981	Public
Circleville Mountain	Stellerite	38.1941, -112.3992	Public
Deer Trail Mountain	Alunite	38.3838, -112.3078	Public
Gold Mountain	Alunite Barite Garnet Gypsum	38.4423, -112.3934	Public
MarysvilleWest Bullion Avenue	Cinnabar Alunite Albite Biotite Calcite Chlorite Pyrolusite Barite +6 more	38.4494, -112.2304	Public
Tushar MountainsLake Stream (Skyline to South Dena Peak)	Fluorescent Calcite	38.3770, -112.3508	Public

Neighboring counties in Utah

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Piute County FAQ

Where can I rockhound in Piute County, Utah?+

RockHoundR tracks 8 rockhounding spots in Piute County. Each entry below has coordinates, mineral notes, and access type. Always confirm local rules before collecting.

What rocks and minerals are common in Piute County?+

Spots in Piute County most often produce Alunite, Barite, Pyrolusite, Fluorite, Limonite. Individual spots can vary widely.

Are these Piute County rockhounding spots on public land?+

Most spots in this list are tagged public, but access can change with seasons, claims, and local closures. Always verify before driving out — links in the app open the right BLM, USFS, or county pages.

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